What type of property is The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ?

The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ is a detached house.

What did The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ sell for?

The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ last sold for £370,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £73,000 in June 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ changed over time?

Across 4 sales between June 1996 and April 2021, The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ rose from £73,000 to £370,000, a change of £297,000. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ?

The current EPC rating for The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in March 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ?

The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft). That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME2 3QQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ heated?

The latest EPC at The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ located?

The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ sits in Rochester. It falls within the ME2 postcode district.

What is crime like near The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ?

Police records around The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ show an average of 240 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ?

The closest primary school to The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ is Elaine Primary School (640m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Strood (909m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ?

The closest bus stop to The Vines, Deacon Close, ME2 3QQ is Lancelot Avenue, 250m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Vines, Deacon Close, Rochester, ME2 3QQ

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About The Vines

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

The Vines is a detached house in Rochester (ME2 3QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Sold April 2021 for £370,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 101 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 is 17.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

Current Certificate

Mar 2019

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 March 2029

2 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Vines, Deacon Close, Rochester, ME2 3QQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Vines has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on The Vines was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£435,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£370,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

29 April 2021Most recent
£370,000
+97.9%over 18 years
25 July 2002
£187,000
+23.0%over 1 year
24 May 2001
£152,000
+108.2%over 4 years
20 June 1996
£73,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3QQ: £250,000 (2023–2014).

Nearby sales in ME2 3QQ

On the street

Versus other Deacon Close homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for The Vines runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,663

Street avg £3,677

On par

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

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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.

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Crime

240/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Lancelot Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Elaine Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 3QQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 3QQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

Low

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