4 Povey Avenue, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LZ
About 4 Povey Avenue
4 Povey Avenue is a semi-detached house in Wainscott, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 71.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 19 EPCs). Last sale on file: £360,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Construction of a single storey extension to rear and two storey extension to side along with construction of a two car detached garage - demolition of existing garage and conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/22/2970
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- 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.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2022Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4LZ: £390,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ME2 4LZ
5 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
£395,00024 Povey Avenue, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LZ
Sold Aug 2022
£295,0002 Povey Avenue, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4LZ
Sold Mar 2020
£380,000
Everything we know about 4 Povey Avenue, 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 Povey Avenue homes
4 Povey Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,865
Street avg £3,263
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
Povey Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hilltop Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB