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16 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 26
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 St James Road

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

16 St James Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Isle Of Grain, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 is 47.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in November 2015.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
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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.

16 St James 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F26
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC FNo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 St James Road has no planning applications on record.

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£263,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£178,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 November 2015Most recent

    £178,000

    +119.2%over 13 years

  2. 26 September 2002

    £81,200

    +17.7%over 1 year

  3. 23 March 2001

    £69,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 0BU: £270,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other St James Road homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 St James Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,094

Street avg £1,991

On par

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 88 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 St James Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£298k

1 Pannell Road, Isle Of Grain

ME3 0ED

3 bed
£228k

1 Edinburgh Road, Isle Of Grain

ME3 0DD

3 bed
£304k

1 Medway View, Chapel Road, Isle Of Grain

ME3 0DT

3 bed
£316k

1 Puffin Road, Isle Of Grain

ME3 0EJ

3 bed1 bath
£326k

1 Laburnum Cottages, High Street, Isle Of Grain

ME3 0BL

3 bed1 bath
£251k

1 Shelldrake Close, Isle Of Grain

ME3 0DH

2 bed
£237k

1 Coastguard Cottages, Isle Of Grain

ME3 0DS

2 bed1 bath
£293k

1 Police Cottages, West Lane, Isle Of Grain

ME3 0BG

2 bed
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

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Chapel Road Shops — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

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

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 0BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
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75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.