1 Curlew Crescent, Rochester, ME2 2RF
About 1 Curlew Crescent
1 Curlew Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2RF). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 63 m² this is the 10th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–304 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 35 units on file.
Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 14% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 34 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £150,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
Building
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2006FullIn report
Construction of canopies, front screens, rear screens
- Agent
- Appleyard & Trew
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/06/0702
What's in 1 Curlew Crescent, Rochester, ME2 2RF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 8 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
30 June 2021Most recent
£150,000
+42.9%over 7 years8 August 2013
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2RF: £295,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME2 2RF
Everything we know about 1 Curlew Crescent, 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 Curlew Crescent homes
On floor area, 1 Curlew Crescent stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,381
Street avg £2,471
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Albatross Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bligh Primary School (Juniors). 15 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
57.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.1dB