9 Temple Gardens, Rochester, ME2 2NG
About 9 Temple Gardens
9 Temple Gardens is a semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2NG). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1019 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 sits 84.2% above the 2009 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 18% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
9 Temple Gardens 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2009RenovationFullIn report
Construction of vehicular crossover
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/09/0812
What's in 9 Temple Gardens, Rochester, ME2 2NG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 11 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
7 May 2009Most recent
£165,000
+17.9%over 6 years31 March 2003
£139,995
+97.2%over 5 years21 November 1997
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2NG: £310,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in ME2 2NG
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Versus other Temple Gardens homes
9 Temple Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,743
Street avg £2,196
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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