14 Columbine Road, Rochester, ME2 2XZ
About 14 Columbine Road
14 Columbine Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 26.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 87.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
14 Columbine Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 July 2021Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2XZ: £273,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in ME2 2XZ
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Versus other Columbine Road homes
On epc rating, 14 Columbine Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,250
Street avg £2,958
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 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
Columbine Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Elaine Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB