What kind of home is 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX?

17 St James Close, ME3 0BX is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX?

17 St James Close, ME3 0BX last sold for £165,000 in April 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £34,500 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX?

Across 3 sales between January 1997 and April 2020, 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX rose from £34,500 to £165,000, a change of £130,500. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX have?

The current EPC rating for 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX?

17 St James Close, ME3 0BX has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 0BX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX use?

The latest EPC at 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX?

17 St James Close, ME3 0BX is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX in?

17 St James Close, ME3 0BX sits in Isle Of Grain, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX?

Police records around 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX?

The closest primary school to 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX is St James Church of England Primary Academy (213m).

How well connected is 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX?

The closest bus stop to 17 St James Close, ME3 0BX is Chapel Road Shops, 154m away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 St James Close, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BX

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 St James Close

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

17 St James Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Isle Of Grain, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 40.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 96.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 13 EPCs). Sold April 2020 for £165,000.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

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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 Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 St James Close, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 St James Close has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Price for 17 St James Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£232,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£165,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

23 April 2020Most recent
£165,000
+144.4%over 17 years
12 September 2002
£67,500
+95.7%over 5 years
17 January 1997
£34,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 0BX: £134,995 (2025–2007).

Nearby sales in ME3 0BX

On the street

Versus other St James Close homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 St James Close outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,391

Street avg £1,487

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly above

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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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1 Meadow View, Chapel Road, Isle Of Grain

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1 Edinburgh Road, Isle Of Grain

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1 Pannell Road, Isle Of Grain

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3 bed

£304k

1 Medway View, Chapel Road, Isle Of Grain

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3 bed

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1 Puffin Road, Isle Of Grain

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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

0.2 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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 0BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 0BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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