2 Temple Gardens, Rochester, ME2 2NG
About 2 Temple Gardens
2 Temple Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2NG). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 is 31.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 93.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Construction of an attached dwelling together with additional car parking and new window to existing dwelling at first floor level to Southwest elevation
- Agent
- Prime Folio
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/24/0116
- Aug 2020OutbuildingFullIn report
Construction of a single-storey garage/workshop
- Agent
- SKM Design
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/20/2073
What's in 2 Temple Gardens, Rochester, ME2 2NG's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£367,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2NG: £310,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in ME2 2NG
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Versus other Temple Gardens homes
Price per m² for 2 Temple Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,857
Street avg £2,037
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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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
Hawthorn Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Nicholas CEVC Primary School. 28 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
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB