20 Chelmsford Road, Rochester, ME2 2RY
About 20 Chelmsford Road
20 Chelmsford Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME2 2RY). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Held since June 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 69.8% above the 2008 sale of £139,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 33% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Chelmsford Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
20 Chelmsford Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.5% per year over 9 years.
£139,000
Growth on file: 13.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2008Most recent
£139,000
+29.9%over 3 years29 July 2004
£106,995
+148.8%over 5 years19 March 1999
£43,000
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
Floor Area for 20 Chelmsford Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,574
Street avg £2,700
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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