What kind of home is 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB?

1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB sell for?

1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB last sold for £357,500 in March 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £222,500 in January 2016. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between January 2016 and March 2024, 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB rose from £222,500 to £357,500, a change of £135,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in March 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB?

1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 7JB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB use?

The latest EPC at 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB?

1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB is in council tax band C.

Which area is 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB in?

1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB sits in Higham, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB?

Police records around 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB 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 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB?

The closest primary school to 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB is Higham Primary School (576m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB?

The closest bus stop to 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB is Chequers Street, 26m away. The nearest rail option is Higham Rail Station, 231m away.

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1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JB

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 1 Telegraph Cottages

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

1 Telegraph Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7JB). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.

At 76 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 64.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2024 for £357,500.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
BasementYes

Outside

ParkingOff street

Building

Heating systemElectric
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Telegraph Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

8.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Telegraph Cottages, Chequers Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Telegraph Cottages has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Telegraph Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£353,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£357,500

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

1 March 2024Most recent
£357,500
+23.3%over 3 years
19 February 2021
£290,000
+30.3%over 5 years
27 January 2016
£222,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7JB: £310,000 (2019–2014).

Nearby sales in ME3 7JB

On the street

Versus other Chequers Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Telegraph Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,704

Street avg £3,182

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Rochester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Chequers Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Higham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 7JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

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Common questions

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