Has 4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB had any planning applications?

4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in May 2007 under ref. 20070270. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB?

4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB is in council tax band D.

Which area is 4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB in?

4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB sits in Higham, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB?

Police records around 4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB 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 4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB?

The closest primary school to 4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB is Higham Primary School (845m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Strood (2.3km).

How well connected is 4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB?

The closest bus stop to 4 Beech Grove, ME3 7BB is Forge Lane Shops, 171m away. The nearest rail option is Higham Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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4 Beech Grove, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7BB

1 planning record

Council tax

Band D

Overview

About 4 Beech Grove

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

4 Beech Grove is a property in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7BB). It has council tax band D.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Beech Grove, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Beech Grove has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

May 2007
ConservatoryFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension to form enlarged kitchen and a conservatory.
Extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
20070270
Full record in report

Price

Sales history & valuation

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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 7BB: £350,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in ME3 7BB

Comparables

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Area

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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

Forge Lane Shops — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Higham Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 7BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 7BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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