7 Acre Close, Rochester, ME1 2RE
About 7 Acre Close
7 Acre Close is a semi-detached house in Rochester (ME1 2RE). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 sits 53.9% above the 2015 sale of £193,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 58.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 7 Acre Close, Rochester, ME1 2RE
- Jan 2020OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Construction of a detached single garage to rear garden (demolition of existing garage)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/19/3029
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Sales history & valuation
7 Acre Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 19 years.
£193,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
13 February 2015Most recent
£193,000
+196.9%over 18 years9 May 1996
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 2RE: £280,000 (2024–2016).
Versus other Acre Close homes
7 Acre Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,712
Street avg £3,191
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Robert Bean Lodge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Balfour Infant School. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







