15 Cecil Avenue, Rochester, ME2 3EA
About 15 Cecil Avenue
15 Cecil Avenue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME2 3EA). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 131.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Cecil Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Retrospective application for construction of a single storey extension to rear
- Agent
- JAGMA Property Services
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/22/2434
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 15 Cecil Avenue
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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 at least doubled since 2004.
£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 17 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2021Most recent
£250,000
+135.8%over 16 years7 October 2004
£106,000
+17.8%2 September 2004
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3EA: £260,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME2 3EA
Everything we know about 15 Cecil Avenue, 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 Cecil Avenue homes
15 Cecil Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,425
Street avg £2,122
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
Cecil Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
All Faiths Children's Academy. 23 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
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB