2 Benenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NU
About 2 Benenden Road
2 Benenden Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Wainscott, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4NU). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2024 for £425,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageDouble, Integral
- Corner plotYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Benenden Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
11applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Benenden 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
2 Benenden Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 September 2024Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4NU: £345,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in ME2 4NU
3 Benenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NU
Sold Mar 2023
£430,00010 Benenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NU
Sold Nov 2022
£405,0004 Benenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NU
Sold Jan 2021
£345,00019 Benenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NU
Sold Jan 2016
£260,0001 Benenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NU
Sold Oct 2014
£210,000
Everything we know about 2 Benenden 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 Benenden Road homes
2 Benenden Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,427
Street avg £2,641
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
The Sans Pareil for Maritime Academy — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Maritime Academy. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.2dB