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.
Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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). Across 1996–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 30.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 sits 118.2% above the 2002 sale of £170,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- 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
Planning history
- Apr 2026HMOAmendmentIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 6 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
- Agent
- NMB Projects Ltd
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/26/0150
- May 2025HMOOutlineIn 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
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 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
Price for 9 St Marys Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.7% per year over 6 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 30.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2002Most recent
£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
Everything we know about 9 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
Years Held for 9 St Marys Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,223
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
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