13 Chelmsford Road, Rochester, ME2 2RY
About 13 Chelmsford Road
13 Chelmsford Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME2 2RY). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 844 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 sits 90.8% above the 2011 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in October 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
13 Chelmsford Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
13 Chelmsford Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
13 Chelmsford Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 13 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2011Most recent
£120,000
-2.4%over 7 years30 September 2004
£123,000
+86.4%over 3 years29 March 2001
£66,000
+38.9%over 2 years10 December 1998
£47,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2RY: £235,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in ME2 2RY
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Versus other Chelmsford Road homes
EPC Rating for 13 Chelmsford Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,531
Street avg £2,738
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
Chelmsford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bligh Primary School (Juniors). 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.0dB