8 Curlew Crescent, Rochester, ME2 2RF

8 Curlew Crescent is a semi-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 (May 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. 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.

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 sits 52.8% above the 2007 sale of £108,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 16.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 34 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.