34 New Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SL
About 34 New Road
34 New Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7SL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £405,000 in May 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2018. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 78.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
1 application on record at 34 New Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SL
- Mar 2018Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
An application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the insertion of a dormer window to rear and two rooflights to front to facilitate living accommodation in the roof space
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/18/0345
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 34 New Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 20 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2022Most recent
£405,000
+138.2%over 9 years21 April 2013
£170,000
+47.8%over 8 months15 August 2012
£115,000
+142.1%over 10 years11 January 2002
£47,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7SL: £351,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME3 7SL
31 New Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SL
Sold Jun 2025
£325,50050 New Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SL
Sold Feb 2025
£355,00020 New Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SL
Sold Jun 2024
£351,00042 New Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SL
Sold Jul 2023
£370,00048 New Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SL
Sold Sept 2021
£325,000
Versus other New Road homes
34 New Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,649
Street avg £2,562
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Norwood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







