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2 Carton Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EB

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Carton Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Carton Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

1decisions1extensions6documents2nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Jun 2023
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome 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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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£520,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£525,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 February 2022Most recent

    £525,000

    +208.8%over 20 years
  2. 30 July 2001

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7EB: £450,000 (2024–1999).

On the street

Versus other Carton Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Carton Road is notably below the street on floor area.

EPC Rating

63 (D)

Street avg 62 (D)

Below

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochester district page.

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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 7EB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME3 7EB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 7EB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Carton Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.