24 Berber Road, Rochester, ME2 3AN
About 24 Berber Road
24 Berber Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME2 3AN). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 is 20.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 151.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Sold May 2021 for £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
24 Berber 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Oct 2024ConditionsIn report
Details pursuant to conditions 5 (parking provision) and 10 (electric charging point) on planning permission MC/21/2406 for construction of a 2 bedroom end of terrace dwelling with associated parking
- Agent
- MANU DESIGN LIMITED
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/24/1796
- Aug 2024ConditionsIn report
Details pursuant to condition 4 (CEMP) on planning permission MC/21/2406 for Construction of a 2 bedroom end of terrace dwelling with associated parking
- Agent
- Manu design Limited
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/24/1516
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 24 Berber Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 May 2021Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3AN: £210,000 (2021–2010).
Everything we know about 24 Berber Road, 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 Berber Road homes
On epc rating, 24 Berber Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,955
Street avg £1,952
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.1 km
Slatin Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
All Faiths Children's Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB