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8 Bowes Road, Rochester, ME2 4BU

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Bowes Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Bowes Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME2 4BU). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 31.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 70.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bowes Road, Rochester, ME2 4BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Bowes Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

11applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£249,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£190,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 August 2017Most recent

    £190,000

    +49.6%over 12 years

  2. 21 April 2005

    £127,000

    +135.2%over 4 years

  3. 27 April 2000

    £54,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4BU: £258,500 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Bowes Road homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Bowes Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,969

Street avg £2,622

On par

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£357k

1 Benenden Road, Wainscott

ME2 4NU

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£404k

1 Admiralty Terrace, Upnor

ME2 4XJ

3 bed2 bath
£246k

1 Florence Street

ME2 4SX

2 bed
£230k

1 Bingham Road

ME2 4JL

2 bed1 bath
£557k

1 Castle Reach Row, Ordnance Yard, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor

ME2 4WU

3 bed2 bath
£318k

1 Castle Point, Ordnance Yard, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor

ME2 4WX

2 bed2 bath
£409k

1 Dashmonden Close, Wainscott

ME2 4PB

4 bed
£478k

1 Cutter Close, Upnor

ME2 4GY

4 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochester district page.
Full Rochester report

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

Station Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 4BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME2 4BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 4BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Bowes Road, Rochester, ME2 4BU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.