What type of property is The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB?

The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB sell for?

The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB last sold for £625,000 in July 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB?

The current EPC rating for The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in April 2017. It has improved from a C recorded in March 2017. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB?

The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (2,357 sq ft), around 55 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 111% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 7JB. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB heated?

The latest EPC at The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB records electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB located?

The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB sits in Higham, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district in Kent.

Is The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB in a safe area?

Police records around The Railway House, 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.

Which schools serve The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB?

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

How well connected is The Railway House, Chequers Street, ME3 7JB?

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

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The Railway House, Chequers Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JB

EPC BNotable views

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

219 m²

2357 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Overview

About The Railway House

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

The Railway House is a four-bedroom detached house in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7JB). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft). The latest certificate (April 2017) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £737,000 is 17.9% above the 2017 sale price.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

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.

The Railway House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Apr 2017

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Heat Pump

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

—

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2017from Mar 2017

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull Control

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Apr 2017from Apr 2017

EPC improved fromC78toB81

Windows

Full DoubleHigh Performance

High performance glazing installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Railway House, Chequers Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Railway House 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.

Latest sale on The Railway House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£737,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£625,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

20 July 2017Most recent
£625,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7JB: £290,000 (2024–2016).

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.

EPC Rating for The Railway House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,854

Street avg £3,491

Strongly below

Floor Area

219 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

9 years

Street avg 10 years

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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2 bed

Area

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.

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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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