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4 Police Cottages, West Lane, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BG

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£229,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£165,000)+39%
  • Against ME3 0BG's recent median (£150,000)+53%

Newest record on this page: August 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£229,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£165,000)+39%
  • Against ME3 0BG's recent median (£150,000)+53%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Police Cottages is modelled from its 80 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 0BG. 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

    80 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2022

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in ME3 0BG

    5 sales, median £150,000 (2023–2015)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 4 Police Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 May 2022Most recent

    £165,000

    +153.9%over 21 years

  2. 25 May 2000

    £64,995

    +116.7%over 4 years

  3. 17 August 1995

    £30,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 0BG: £150,000 (2023–2015).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks 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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Overview

About 4 Police Cottages

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

4 Police Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Isle Of Grain, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.

At 80 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 is 38.8% above the 2022 sale price. Sold May 2022 for £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 January 2032

5 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2022from Jul 2020
EPC improved fromF26toE46
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Police Cottages, West Lane, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Police Cottages has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other West Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Police Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,063

Street avg £2,526

Below

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above
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.
Full Rochester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

163/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.5 km

High Street — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

St James Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St James Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary1.6km

Nearest stops

  • High StreetBus stop1.5km
  • Chapel Road ShopsBus stop1.7km
  • Lapwing RoadBus stop1.9km
  • Grain CrossingBus stop1.9km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences877 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour398 reports20%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson183 reports9%
  • Other Theft116 reports6%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 ME3 0BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME3 0BG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

40.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 0BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centuryEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasLow flood risk

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£235k

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£220k

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£245k

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£247k

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£252k

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Police Cottages is modelled from its 80 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 0BG. 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. 3 sales are recorded for 4 Police Cottages. 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 4 Police Cottages was lodged in January 2022 at band E and is valid until January 2032. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 4 Police Cottages. 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 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 5 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 0BG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
4 Police Cottages is in council tax band B. 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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