Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Cambridge Road, Rochester, ME2 3HW
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£315,000
- Since the 2024 sale (£290,000)+9%
- Against ME2 3HW's recent median (£305,000)+3%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 27
Council tax
Band C
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Our estimate
£315,000
- Against its 2024 sale (£290,000)+9%
- Against ME2 3HW's recent median (£305,000)+3%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Cambridge Road is modelled from its 65 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME2 3HW. 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
65 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2016
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in ME2 3HW
5 sales, median £305,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Cambridge Road saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
Sales timeline
9 May 2024Most recent
£290,000
+16.5%over 5 years11 April 2019
£249,000
+36.8%over 2 years21 December 2016
£182,000
+17.4%7 August 2016
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3HW: £305,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in ME2 3HW
What this page doesn't show
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- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Cambridge Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Cambridge Road is a semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 3HW). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 65 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 39 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold May 2024 for £290,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 142.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Cambridge Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jul 2026
Current Certificate
Jul 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F27
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 July 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Cambridge Road, Rochester, ME2 3HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 5 Cambridge Road, Rochester, ME2 3HW
1decisions6documents11nearby
- Oct 2017RenovationFullOutcome in report
Excavation works and alterations to front garden to form steps, vehicle hardstanding area and crossover
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/17/2879
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Versus other Cambridge Road homes
Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 5 Cambridge Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,462
Street avg £2,847
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
240/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Slatin Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior. 18 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Gordons Children's Academy, JuniorPrimary187m
- Gordons Children's Academy, InfantPrimary187m
- All Faiths Children's AcademyPrimary371m
- St Nicholas CEVC Primary SchoolPrimary418m
Nearest stops
- Slatin RoadBus stop374m
- Cecil AvenueBus stop417m
- DownsideBus stop437m
- Clarendon DriveBus stop451m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,446 reports38%
- Anti-social Behaviour688 reports18%
- Shoplifting341 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson305 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 3HW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Cambridge Road is modelled from its 65 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME2 3HW. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 5 Cambridge Road. 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 Cambridge Road was lodged in July 2016 at band F and expired in July 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 5 Cambridge Road. 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 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 18 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME2 3HW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 5 Cambridge Road is in council tax band C. 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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