5 Rivendell Close, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0HG
About 5 Rivendell Close
5 Rivendell Close is a detached house in Isle Of Grain, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 0HG). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2008 — that's 18 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 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 sits 76.8% above the 2008 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
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Planning history
5 Rivendell Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 5 Rivendell Close, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0HG
- Oct 2014ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Application for Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of a single storey extension to south-west elevation
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/14/2944
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 7 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
11 June 2008Most recent
£250,000
+57.2%over 6 years9 November 2001
£159,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 0HG: £250,000 (2013–2003).
Nearby sales in ME3 0HG
6 Rivendell Close, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0HG
Sold Jul 2013
£250,0002 Rivendell Close, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0HG
Sold Sept 2011
£250,0003 Rivendell Close, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0HG
Sold Oct 2008
£297,5001 Rivendell Close, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0HG
Sold Oct 2007
£247,5004 Rivendell Close, Isle Of Grain, Rochester, ME3 0HG
Sold Dec 2001
£150,000
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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
0.6 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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







