18 Rolvenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NY
About 18 Rolvenden Road
18 Rolvenden Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wainscott, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4NY). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 81% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 12 EPCs). Last sale on file: £420,000 in January 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a single storey rear extension and extension to existing garage
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/16/4923
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
18 Rolvenden Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 January 2023Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4NY: £355,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in ME2 4NY
3 Rolvenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NY
Sold Dec 2024
£350,0002 Rolvenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NY
Sold Sept 2022
£423,0005 Rolvenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NY
Sold Jun 2022
£365,00019 Rolvenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NY
Sold Jul 2020
£320,00024 Rolvenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NY
Sold Oct 2019
£355,000
Everything we know about 18 Rolvenden 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 Rolvenden Road homes
Price per m² for 18 Rolvenden Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,385
Street avg £3,620
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 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
0.3 km
The Sans Pareil for Maritime Academy — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wainscott Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.1dB