Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU
Estimated value
£257,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£215,000)+20%
- Against ME3 0BU's recent median (£235,000)+9%
Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£257,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£215,000)+20%
- Against ME3 0BU's recent median (£235,000)+9%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 St James Road is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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
87 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ME3 0BU
5 sales, median £235,000 (2026–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
1 June 2021Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 0BU: £235,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in ME3 0BU
34 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU
Sold May 2026
£222,50032 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU
Sold Jan 2025
£282,00030 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU
Sold May 2024
£235,00013 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU
Sold Jul 2023
£330,00037 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU
Sold Sept 2022
£270,000
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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About 3 St James Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 St James Road is a semi-detached house in Isle Of Grain, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 is 19.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 69.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £215,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 St James Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 March 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 St James Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 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.
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.
3 St James Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,471
Street avg £2,001
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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.
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%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 3 St James Road is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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. 1 sale is recorded for 3 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 3 St James Road was lodged in March 2021 at band E and is valid until March 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 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
- 3 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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