What type of property is 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG is a 1-bedroom detached house.

What did 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG sell for?

3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG last sold for £155,000 in June 2004, around 22 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

The current EPC rating for 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in August 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 129 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 180% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME2 4DG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG is in council tax band D.

Where is 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG located?

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

How safe is the area around 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

Police records around 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG show an average of 240 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

The closest primary school to 3 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.

How well connected is 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG?

The closest bus stop to 3 Vicarage Road, ME2 4DG is St Mary's Road, 158m away. The nearest rail option is Strood Rail Station, 232m away.

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3 Vicarage Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DG

Estimated value

£375,000

Since the 2004 sale (£155,000)+142%
Against ME2 4DG's recent median (£300,000)+25%

Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedroom

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Freehold

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£375,000

Against its 2004 sale (£155,000)+142%
Against ME2 4DG's recent median (£300,000)+25%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 Vicarage Road is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME2 4DG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
129 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2004
Recent sales in ME2 4DG
5 sales, median £300,000 (2025–2018)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

3 Vicarage Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

24 June 2004Most recent
£155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4DG: £300,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in ME2 4DG

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 Vicarage Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DG. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 3 Vicarage Road

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

3 Vicarage Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Strood, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4DG). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since June 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 sits 141.9% above the 2004 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 36.4% below the postcode norm.

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

Bedrooms1

Building

TenureFreehold

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Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Vicarage Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Aug 2021

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 August 2031

4 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Vicarage Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Vicarage Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

11 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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.

On habitable rooms, 3 Vicarage Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,202

Street avg £2,118

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Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 120 m²

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Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

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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

240/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.

Nearest schools

All Faiths Children's AcademyPrimary272m
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary428m
St Nicholas CEVC Primary SchoolPrimary600m
Gordons Children's Academy, JuniorPrimary675m

Nearest stops

St Mary's RoadBus stop158m
Station RoadBus stop174m
Cecil AvenueBus stop195m
Strood Rail StationRailway station232m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,446 reports38%
Anti-social Behaviour688 reports18%
Shoplifting341 reports9%
Criminal Damage & Arson305 reports8%

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A Local Area 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

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) wallsLow flood risk

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 3 Vicarage Road is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME2 4DG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 3 Vicarage Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 Vicarage Road was lodged in August 2021 at band E and is valid until August 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 Vicarage Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 26 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME2 4DG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 3 Vicarage Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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