What kind of home is 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG sell for?

2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG last sold for £300,000 in May 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £40,000 in March 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG changed over time?

Across 3 sales between March 1999 and May 2024, 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG rose from £40,000 to £300,000, a change of £260,000. That works out to roughly +8.3% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

The current EPC rating for 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in July 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 76% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME2 4DG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG use?

The latest EPC at 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG is in council tax band C.

Which area is 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG in?

2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG sits in Strood, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME2 postcode district.

Is 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG in a safe area?

Police records around 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

The closest primary school to 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG is All Faiths Children's Academy (272m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Maritime Academy (1.0km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

The closest bus stop to 2 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG is St Mary's Road, 158m away. The nearest rail option is Strood Rail Station, 232m away.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

2 Vicarage Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DG

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 2 Vicarage Road

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

2 Vicarage Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Strood, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4DG). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 is 13% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 118.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2024 for £300,000.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 2 Vicarage Road

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Signs of HMO activity in the area

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

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
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

RefurbishedYes

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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jul 2024

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Vicarage Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Vicarage Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

11applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Vicarage 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

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 2 Vicarage Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£339,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2024)

£300,000

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

29 May 2024Most recent
£300,000
+53.8%over 16 years
10 December 2007
£195,000
+387.5%over 8 years
30 March 1999
£40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4DG: £137,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in ME2 4DG

Before you offer

Everything we know about 2 Vicarage 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

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

On the street

Versus other Vicarage Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 2 Vicarage Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,704

Street avg £1,840

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly above

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

3 bed

£404k

1 Admiralty Terrace, Upnor

ME2 4XJ

3 bed2 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

£246k

1 Florence Street

ME2 4SX

2 bed

£478k

1 Cutter Close, Upnor

ME2 4GY

4 bed1 bath

£230k

1 Bingham Road

ME2 4JL

2 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

0.2 km

St Mary's Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 4DG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.9dB

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 2 Vicarage Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.