5 Rolvenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NY
About 5 Rolvenden Road
5 Rolvenden Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wainscott, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4NY). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 59.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 12 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £365,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Rolvenden Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
11applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Rolvenden Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£388,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 23 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2022Most recent
£365,000
+28.1%over 2 years22 July 2019
£285,000
+248.6%over 20 years1 March 1999
£81,750
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
£350,00018 Rolvenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NY
Sold Jan 2023
£420,0002 Rolvenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NY
Sold Sept 2022
£423,00019 Rolvenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NY
Sold Jul 2020
£320,00024 Rolvenden Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME2 4NY
Sold Oct 2019
£355,000
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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
5 Rolvenden Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,740
Street avg £3,691
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.3 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