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

8 St James Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Isle Of Grain, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 81.5% above the 2007 sale of £134,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 35.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.