9 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
About 9 St Marys Road
9 St Marys Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Strood, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £277,500 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £373,000 is 34.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 69.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingAllocated
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
9 St Marys Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 December 2034
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 9 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
- May 2025HMOOutlineOutcome in report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed for change of use of existing dwelling (Class C3) to a 6 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/25/0445
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOApr 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 9 St Marys Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£373,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 29 years.
£277,500
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
23 July 2025Most recent
£277,500
+63.2%over 22 years18 November 2002
£170,000
+183.3%over 5 years24 April 1997
£60,000
+71.4%20 December 1996
£35,000
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
Versus other St Marys Road homes
Years Held for 9 St Marys Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,996
Street avg £1,863
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
240/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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB







