17 Lapwing Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EB
About 17 Lapwing Road
17 Lapwing Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Isle Of Grain, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 0EB). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in September 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 416% above the 1999 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 40.3% below the postcode norm. At 55 m² it's 29.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 28 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
17 Lapwing 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.
Sales history & valuation
17 Lapwing Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 September 1999Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 0EB: £267,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME3 0EB
35 Lapwing Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EB
Sold Mar 2025
£275,00011 Lapwing Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EB
Sold Oct 2023
£240,00022 Lapwing Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EB
Sold Sept 2023
£267,00043 Lapwing Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EB
Sold Aug 2022
£325,0003 Lapwing Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EB
Sold Feb 2021
£230,000
Versus other Lapwing Road homes
17 Lapwing Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£909
Street avg £2,405
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Lapwing Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St James Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







