28 Beech Road, Rochester, ME2 2LP
About 28 Beech Road
28 Beech Road is a semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2LP). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
Across 2020–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 sits 57.1% above the 2024 sale of £196,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £196,000 in June 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 Beech Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jun 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Construction of a single storey extension to front
- Agent
- DRAWNHOUSE LTD
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/20/0922
- Jun 2020ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear The details submitted are as follows: The extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 6 metres The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3 metres The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3 metres
- Agent
- Drawnhouse LTD
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/20/0899
What's in 28 Beech Road, Rochester, ME2 2LP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
28 Beech Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.4% per year over 4 years.
£196,000
Growth on file: -2.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
19 June 2024Most recent
£196,000
-9.7%over 4 years20 March 2020
£217,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2LP: £270,000 (2024–2021).
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Versus other Beech Road homes
Years Held for 28 Beech Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,579
Street avg £2,557
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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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