17 Colewood Drive, Rochester, ME2 3UE
About 17 Colewood Drive
17 Colewood Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Rochester (ME2 3UE). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 930 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (168 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £565,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £695,000 is 22.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£608/sq ft) was about 132.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- Swimming poolYes
Energy performance
17 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Colewood Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2019ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of condition 6 of planning permission reference number 20170441 relating to details for the implementation of an archaological watching brief.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20180469
- Jun 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side extension and part two storey and part single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20170441
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 17 Colewood Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Colewood Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£695,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 9 years.
£565,500
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2020Most recent
£565,500
-1.7%over 1 year18 September 2018
£575,000
+26.4%over 3 years25 May 2015
£455,000
+35.8%over 4 years27 October 2010
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3UE: £671,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in ME2 3UE
Everything we know about 17 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
Price per m² for 17 Colewood Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,544
Street avg £3,112
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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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