18 Beaufort Road, Rochester, ME2 3SW
About 18 Beaufort Road
18 Beaufort Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 3SW). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 51), 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 March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 43% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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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
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2021ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a single storey extension to rear- demolition of conservatory
- Agent
- Building Drawings
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/21/0048
- May 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Construction of a two storey side extension
- Agent
- Building Drawings
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/18/0996
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 18 Beaufort Road
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
18 Beaufort Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 14 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
14 June 2015Most recent
£265,000
+81.5%over 13 years17 October 2001
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3SW: £350,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in ME2 3SW
Everything we know about 18 Beaufort 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 Beaufort Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 18 Beaufort Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,118
Street avg £3,082
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Strood Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB