What kind of home is 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT?

5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT sell for?

5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT last sold for £420,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £359,995 in May 2017, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2017 and May 2022, 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT rose from £359,995 to £420,000, a change of £60,005. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in April 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT?

5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT use?

The latest EPC at 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT?

5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT is in council tax band D.

Which area is 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT in?

5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT sits in Wouldham, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME1 postcode district in Kent.

Is 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT?

The closest primary school to 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT is Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (562m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Holmesdale School (2.2km).

What transport links are near 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT?

The closest bus stop to 5 Barge Walk, ME1 3FT is Community Centre, 266m away. The nearest rail option is Snodland Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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5 Barge Walk, Wouldham, Rochester, ME1 3FT

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Council tax

Band D

Overview

About 5 Barge Walk

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

5 Barge Walk is a three-bedroom detached house in Wouldham, Rochester, Rochester (ME1 3FT). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2017) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £420,000 in May 2022. 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

Bedrooms3
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

5 Barge Walk's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Barge Walk, Wouldham, Rochester, ME1 3FT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Barge Walk has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£416,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£420,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

5 May 2022Most recent
£420,000
+16.7%over 5 years
3 May 2017
£359,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 3FT: £361,500 (2022–2017).

Nearby sales in ME1 3FT

On the street

Versus other Barge Walk homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Barge Walk outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,565

Street avg £3,641

Strongly above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 102 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

On par

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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.

Full Rochester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Community Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME1 3FT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME1 3FT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low

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60 dB

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70 dB

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