38 Kitchener Road, Rochester, ME2 3AP
About 38 Kitchener Road
38 Kitchener Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME2 3AP). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Last sale on file: £285,000 in April 2023. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 84 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 47 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 118.6% 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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
38 Kitchener Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 38 Kitchener Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
38 Kitchener Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 21 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
4 April 2023Most recent
£285,000
+38.3%over 7 years4 March 2016
£206,000
+38.3%over 2 years12 December 2013
£149,000
-8.6%over 6 years15 October 2007
£163,000
+18.1%over 1 year6 April 2006
£138,000
+106.0%over 4 years25 October 2001
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3AP: £235,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in ME2 3AP
Everything we know about 38 Kitchener 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 Kitchener Road homes
On floor area, 38 Kitchener Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,393
Street avg £2,167
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.2 km
Slatin Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB