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7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1LA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
193 m²
2077 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages

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

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

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • LandYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2024from Jul 2009
EPC improved fromC76toD64
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
75%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Aug 2016
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Construction of a rear conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/16/2652
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£875,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£565,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 August 2010Most recent

    £565,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1LA: £640,000 (2025–2009).

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On the street

Versus the street

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

7 Ranscombe Farm Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

64 (D)

Street avg 57 (D)

On par

Floor Area

193 m²

Street avg 259 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 1LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME2 1LA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 1LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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