40 Kitchener Road, Rochester, ME2 3AP
About 40 Kitchener Road
40 Kitchener Road is a mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME2 3AP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 923 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 52.4% above the 2007 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 24.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 86 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 47 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
40 Kitchener Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 Kitchener Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2022ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of conservatory to rear
- Agent
- Anglian Home Improvements
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/22/1201
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 40 Kitchener Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 10 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2007Most recent
£170,000
+23.2%over 2 years25 February 2005
£137,995
+47.6%over 2 years28 April 2002
£93,500
+98.9%over 4 years29 June 1997
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3AP: £235,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in ME2 3AP
Everything we know about 40 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
Floor Area for 40 Kitchener Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,983
Street avg £2,204
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB