Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Puffin Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EJ
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Puffin Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Puffin Road is a detached house in Isle Of Grain, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 0EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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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.
5 Puffin Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 July 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jul 2025from Jun 2014
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof Insulation
PartialWell Insulated
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC FNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Puffin Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Puffin 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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Puffin Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 0EJ: £260,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in ME3 0EJ
4 Puffin Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EJ
Sold Aug 2024
£280,0001 Puffin Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EJ
Sold Apr 2024
£299,99511 Puffin Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EJ
Sold Jan 2021
£250,00012 Puffin Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EJ
Sold Dec 2019
£165,00017 Puffin Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EJ
Sold Mar 2017
£260,000
Versus other Puffin Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Puffin Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Lapwing Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St James Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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 0EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Puffin Road, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0EJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.