16 Colewood Drive, Rochester, ME2 3UE
About 16 Colewood Drive
16 Colewood Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Rochester (ME2 3UE). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in January 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. At 138 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (168 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 is 36.1% above the 2014 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
16 Colewood Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Colewood Drive has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of first floor side and rear extension to form bedroom, bathroom/wc, dressing room and ensuite shower room/wc.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20131099
- Jun 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor side extension over the existing garage to form dressing room and en-suite w.c./shower room and erection of a conservatory at the rear.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20040352
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Colewood Drive
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Colewood Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 16 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2014Most recent
£380,000
+204.0%over 16 years28 August 1997
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3UE: £671,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in ME2 3UE
Everything we know about 16 Colewood Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Colewood Drive homes
16 Colewood Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,754
Street avg £3,456
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Old Watling Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bligh Primary School (Juniors). 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.6dB