2 Carton Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EB
About 2 Carton Road
2 Carton Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7EB). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£650/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £525,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 2 Carton Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EB
- Jun 2023DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and proposed single storey rear extension with additional door opening on the side elevation.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20230409
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2022Most recent
£525,000
+208.8%over 20 years30 July 2001
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7EB: £450,000 (2024–1999).
Nearby sales in ME3 7EB
6 Carton Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EB
Sold Oct 2024
£587,50010 Carton Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EB
Sold May 2018
£500,0001 Carton Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EB
Sold Mar 2004
£345,00011 Carton Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EB
Sold Dec 1999
£450,0008 Carton Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EB
Sold Jul 1998
£145,000
Versus other Carton Road homes
2 Carton Road is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hollytree Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Higham Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







