12 Curlew Crescent, Rochester, ME2 2RF
About 12 Curlew Crescent
12 Curlew Crescent is a detached house in Rochester (ME2 2RF). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 59 m² this is the 6th 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 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 34 EPCs). Last sale on file: £165,000 in May 2022. 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation 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 12 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.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 17 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2022Most recent
£165,000
+50.0%over 13 years29 May 2008
£110,000
+19.6%over 3 years12 May 2005
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2RF: £295,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME2 2RF
Everything we know about 12 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 years held, 12 Curlew Crescent runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,797
Street avg £2,388
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 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.
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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