23 Wykeham Street, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3AA
About 23 Wykeham Street
23 Wykeham Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Strood, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £262,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 97 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 32 EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 68.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Wykeham Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Wykeham Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 23 Wykeham Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 24 years.
£262,500
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
17 January 2022Most recent
£262,500
+94.2%over 14 years22 October 2007
£135,200
+100.3%over 6 years9 February 2001
£67,500
+40.6%over 2 years28 May 1998
£47,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3AA: £238,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in ME2 3AA
13 Wykeham Street, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3AA
Sold Jun 2024
£220,00032 Wykeham Street, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3AA
Sold Mar 2024
£202,00026 Wykeham Street, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3AA
Sold May 2023
£245,0007 Wykeham Street, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3AA
Sold Feb 2023
£270,00024 Wykeham Street, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3AA
Sold Feb 2022
£238,000
Everything we know about 23 Wykeham Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Wykeham Street homes
23 Wykeham Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,706
Street avg £2,182
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Cecil Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
All Faiths Children's Academy. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB