1 Frindsbury Road, Rochester, ME2 4TA
About 1 Frindsbury Road
1 Frindsbury Road is a detached house in Rochester (ME2 4TA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity. At 87 m² this is the 13th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–152 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 79).
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Frindsbury Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2010SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of former public house ground floor level into two 2-bedroomed flats and retention of existing first floor flat - Resubmission of MC/09/1246
- Agent
- Olson Design Group
Change of Use- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/10/0681
- Jan 2010SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of ground floor of public house to two 2-bedroomed flats and retention of existing first floor flat
- Agent
- Olson Design Group
Change of Use- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/09/1246
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Frindsbury Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Frindsbury Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£183,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4TA: £118,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in ME2 4TA
Archway Court, Flat 6, 3 Frindsbury Road, Rochester, ME2 4TA
Sold Oct 2024
£125,000Archway Court, Flat 12, 3 Frindsbury Road, Rochester, ME2 4TA
Sold Feb 2023
£128,500Archway Court, Flat 8, 3 Frindsbury Road, Rochester, ME2 4TA
Sold Jul 2015
£77,000Archway Court, Flat 9, 3 Frindsbury Road, Rochester, ME2 4TA
Sold Apr 2015
£78,000Archway Court, Flat 1, 3 Frindsbury Road, Rochester, ME2 4TA
Sold Nov 2012
£51,000
Everything we know about 1 Frindsbury 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 Frindsbury Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Frindsbury Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 40 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cecil Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
All Faiths Children's Academy. 22 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
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB