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

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 St James Road

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

18 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 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 29.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £220,000.

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • DrivewayYes
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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Dec 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 St James Road has an approved extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 18 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU

1decisions1extensions1documents
  1. May 2004
    ConservatoryOutline
    Outcome in report

    Application for Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of conservatory to rear

    Extension
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    MC/04/1029
    Full record in report

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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.

18 St James Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£285,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£220,000

Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 November 2018Most recent

    £220,000

    +54.9%over 4 years

  2. 23 April 2014

    £142,000

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.

18 St James Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,774

Street avg £2,004

On par

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
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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
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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1 Laburnum Cottages, High Street, Isle Of Grain

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1 Edinburgh Road, Isle Of Grain

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£293k

1 Police Cottages, West Lane, Isle Of Grain

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2 bed
£300k

1 Rivendell Close, Isle Of Grain

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4 bed
£320k

1 Highgrove, Grain Road, Isle Of Grain

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4 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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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