18, Arethusa Road
18, Arethusa Road
Description & Estimates
18, Arethusa Road, Rochester is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,011 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 895 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 18, Arethusa Road, Rochester is £424,782 and its rental estimate is £1,674 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 falls within the ME1 postal district.
Our Data Sources
18, Arethusa Road, Rochester has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in February 2024 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2022.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 18, Arethusa Road, Rochester, we estimate a market value of £446,022 and a rental value of £1,758 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £395,048 and £1,557 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 18, Arethusa Road, Rochester has seen its estimated sale value decline by £1,563 (0.4%) and its estimated rental value climb by £37 per month (2.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 18, Arethusa Road, Rochester as measuring 895 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where all 29 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
18, Arethusa Road, Rochester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 13 Sep 2022.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 18, Arethusa Road, Rochester completed on 9th February 2024 at £420,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 17.9% over the period since February 2024.
- Sold Feb 2024£420,000
- Sold May 1996£40,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 18, Arethusa Road, Rochester have sold within a radius of 560 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 22nd August 2023, was 8, Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2TZ, a freehold house which sold for £390,500.
Read more about house prices in ME1.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 87 addresses on Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1, 18, Arethusa Road, Rochester comes out as the 15th largest and the 11th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £92k more expensive than the average property across the ME1 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mWarren Wood Primary School
- 900mCrest Infant School
- 900mBalfour Infant School
- 400mThe Thomas Aveling School
- 900mHolcombe Grammar School
- 1.0kmSir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 18, Arethusa Road, Rochester, the nearest station is Chatham, 2.1 kilometres away.
- 2.1kmChatham
- 2.5kmRochester
- 3.4kmCuxton
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
