What type of property is 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL?

5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL?

5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL last sold for £380,000 in July 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £335,000 in March 2015, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between March 2015 and July 2019, 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL rose from £335,000 to £380,000, a change of £45,000. That works out to roughly +3% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL?

The current EPC rating for 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in June 2025. It has dropped from a B recorded in February 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL?

5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME1 1FL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL?

5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL is in council tax band E.

Where is 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL located?

5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL sits in Rochester. It falls within the ME1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL?

Police records around 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL show an average of 303 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL?

The closest primary school to 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL is St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School (481m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Fort Pitt Grammar School (1.2km), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL?

The closest bus stop to 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, ME1 1FL is Hathaway Court, 244m away. The nearest rail option is Rochester Rail Station, 517m away.

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5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, Rochester, ME1 1FL

Estimated value

£419,000

Since the 2019 sale (£380,000)+10%
Against ME1 1FL's recent median (£331,000)+27%

Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Freehold

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£419,000

Against its 2019 sale (£380,000)+10%
Against ME1 1FL's recent median (£331,000)+27%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Bishopscourt Gardens is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME1 1FL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
92 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2025
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in ME1 1FL
4 sales, median £331,000 (2021–2014)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

11 July 2019Most recent
£380,000
+13.4%over 4 years
30 March 2015
£335,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in ME1 1FL: £331,000 (2021–2014).

Nearby sales in ME1 1FL

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, Rochester, ME1 1FL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Larger development activity nearbyIn report
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Overview

About 5 Bishopscourt Gardens

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

5 Bishopscourt Gardens is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1FL). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012-2021 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 92 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 10.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £380,000.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
ParkingAllocated

Building

TenureFreehold
Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2025

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 June 2035

8 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Bishopscourt Gardens, Love Lane, Rochester, ME1 1FL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Bishopscourt Gardens has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Love Lane homes

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

On price per m², 5 Bishopscourt Gardens stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,130

Street avg £3,203

Strongly above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Above

Years Held

7 years

Street avg 10 years

Below

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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

303/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Hathaway Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 41 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary481m
Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary557m
St Peter's Infant SchoolPrimary1.2km
Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolSecondary1.2km

Nearest stops

Hathaway CourtBus stop244m
St Margaret's ChurchBus stop285m
Ridley RoadBus stop374m
Castle HillBus stop396m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,391 reports38%
Anti-social Behaviour655 reports18%
Criminal Damage & Arson283 reports8%
Shoplifting283 reports8%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME1 1FL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME1 1FL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 5 Bishopscourt Gardens is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME1 1FL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Bishopscourt Gardens. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Bishopscourt Gardens was lodged in June 2025 at band C and is valid until June 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Bishopscourt Gardens. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 41 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME1 1FL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 5 Bishopscourt Gardens is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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