7 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
About 7 St Marys Road
7 St Marys Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Strood, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 sits 134.4% above the 2003 sale of £159,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 15.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
7 St Marys Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jan 2007SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Construction of 3 storey side and rear extension with extension to existing roof to form 3rd floor to facilitate conversion into 7 flats with associated parking to rear (demolition of garage and rear addition)
- Agent
- Kent Drawings
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/05/0852
- Aug 2004SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of three storey side and rear extension and extension to existing roof to form 3rd floor to facilitate conversion of property into seven flats with associated parking area in rear garden (demolition of garage and rear addition)
- Agent
- Kent Drawings
ExtensionDemolition- Reference
- MC/03/2477
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 St Marys 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
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Sales history & valuation
7 St Marys Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£159,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 May 2003Most recent
£159,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4DF: £160,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in ME2 4DF
1 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
Sold Aug 2024
£290,00022 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
Sold Jul 2024
£160,000Flat, 16 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
Sold Nov 2022
£135,000Upper Flat, 18 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
Sold Jul 2022
£160,000Top Floor Flat, 14 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
Sold Jun 2021
£182,000
Everything we know about 7 St Marys 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

Versus other St Marys Road homes
On epc rating, 7 St Marys Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,159
Street avg £1,876
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
St Mary's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
All Faiths Children's Academy. 26 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
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB