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

1 planning record

Estimated value

£243,000

  • Since the 2009 sale (£147,000)+65%
  • Against ME3 0BU's recent median (£235,000)+3%

Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
117 m²
1258 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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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

£243,000

  • Against its 2009 sale (£147,000)+65%
  • Against ME3 0BU's recent median (£235,000)+3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 21 St James Road is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 0BU. 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

    117 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2009

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2009

  • Recent sales in ME3 0BU

    5 sales, median £235,000 (2026–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: May 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 September 2009Most recent

    £147,000

    +145.0%over 4 years

  2. 28 February 2005

    £60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 0BU: £235,000 (2026–2023).

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 21 St James Road

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

21 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 117 m² (around 1258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 65.3% above the 2009 sale of £147,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 17.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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
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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.

21 St James Road'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 13 Mar 2019

Current Certificate
Mar 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 13 March 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 St James Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 21 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU

1decisions1extensions9documents
  1. Aug 2005
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Construction of single storey extension to rear

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/05/1135
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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.

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

Price per m²

£1,258

Street avg £2,049

Strongly below

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
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.
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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.

Nearest schools

  • St James Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary230m

Nearest stops

  • Chapel Road ShopsBus stop113m
  • High StreetBus stop146m
  • Lapwing RoadBus stop272m
  • Power StationBus stop2.4km

Most reported crime locally

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

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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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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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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 21 St James Road is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 0BU. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 21 St James Road. 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 21 St James Road was lodged in March 2009 at band D and expired in March 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 21 St James Road. 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 0BU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
21 St James Road 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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