Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 £274,000 is 24.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 21.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £220,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Dec 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 2 December 2023
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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
Application for Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of conservatory to rear
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18 St James Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 5 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 5 years.
21 November 2018Most recent
£220,000
+54.9%over 4 years23 April 2014
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 0BU: £235,000 (2026–2023).
34 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU
Sold May 2026
32 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU
Sold Jan 2025
30 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU
Sold May 2024
13 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU
Sold Jul 2023
37 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU
Sold Sept 2022
18 St James Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,774
Street avg £2,029
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Chapel Road Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St James Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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