3 Columbine Road, Rochester, ME2 2XZ
About 3 Columbine Road
3 Columbine Road is a semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
At 68 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Columbine Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
3 Columbine Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
3 Columbine Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2XZ: £273,000 (2024–2021).
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Versus other Columbine Road homes
3 Columbine Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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