7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1LA
About 7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages
7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages is a four-bedroom detached house in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1LA). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £875,000 sits 54.9% above the 2010 sale of £565,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 36.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 193 m² it's 27.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2016ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of a rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/16/2652
What's in 7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1LA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£875,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£565,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 August 2010Most recent
£565,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1LA: £640,000 (2025–2009).
Everything we know about 7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus the street
7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 259 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Ranscombe Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Cuxton Community Infant School. 12 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB