24 Povey Avenue, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LZ
About 24 Povey Avenue
24 Povey Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wainscott, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 26.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £295,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 January 2024
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Planning history
1 application on record at 24 Povey Avenue, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LZ
- Aug 2023Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Formation of hip to gable roof and insertion of dormer to rear and roof lights to front to facilitate a loft conversion. together with construction of a single storey side/rear extension -Demolition of existing garage
Extension- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/23/1239
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4LZ: £395,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in ME2 4LZ
3 Povey Avenue, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LZ
Sold Mar 2026
£425,0005 Povey Avenue, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LZ
Sold Jul 2025
£395,00016 Povey Avenue, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LZ
Sold May 2023
£390,00038 Povey Avenue, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LZ
Sold May 2023
£395,0004 Povey Avenue, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LZ
Sold Oct 2022
£360,000
Versus other Povey Avenue homes
Floor Area for 24 Povey Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,041
Street avg £3,413
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
240/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Povey Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hilltop Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB







