1 Beech Road, Rochester, ME2 2LP
About 1 Beech Road
1 Beech Road is an end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME2 2LP). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Beech Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2026DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension - Demolition of existing conservatory
- Agent
- DKM Consultants LTD
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/26/0163
What's in 1 Beech Road, Rochester, ME2 2LP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Beech Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2LP: £235,000 (2024–2021).
Everything we know about 1 Beech Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Beech Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Beech Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Maple Road Top — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cedar Children's Academy. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB