7 Benenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NU
About 7 Benenden Road
7 Benenden Road is a semi-detached house in Wainscott, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4NU). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 sits 443.5% above the 1998 sale of £62,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 74% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7 Benenden Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Construction of a dormer window to rear and installation of roof lights to front to provide additional living accommodation within roof space
- Agent
- Revite
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/23/0181
- Mar 2005Loft ConversionFullIn report
Insertion of dormer window to rear to facilitate conversion of roof space into additional living accommodation
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/05/0103
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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
Latest sale on 7 Benenden Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£62,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 1998Most recent
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4NU: £405,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in ME2 4NU
2 Benenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NU
Sold Sept 2024
£425,0003 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
£260,000
Everything we know about 7 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
Price per m² for 7 Benenden Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£667
Street avg £2,986
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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