43 Holly Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LG
About 43 Holly Road
43 Holly Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wainscott, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4LG). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 80.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £345,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Retrospective application for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear; demolition of existing outbuilding with a replacement (larger) outbuilding together with extension to existing hardstanding area
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/23/1243
- Aug 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of a single storey side/rear extension and extension to existing hardstanding area - demolition of existing garage
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/22/1426
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 43 Holly 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 8 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
8 March 2022Most recent
£345,000
+81.6%over 8 years7 March 2014
£189,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4LG: £325,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME2 4LG
41 Holly Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LG
Sold May 2025
£330,00025 Holly Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LG
Sold Sept 2024
£300,70026 Holly Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LG
Sold Oct 2023
£325,00040 Holly Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LG
Sold Nov 2022
£314,00033 Holly Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LG
Sold Jul 2021
£422,000
Everything we know about 43 Holly 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 Holly Road homes
43 Holly Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,157
Street avg £2,853
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Greenfields Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wainscott Primary School. 16 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
57.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.6dB