Has Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR had any planning applications?

Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in December 2005 (ref. 20050479). Across all filings there are 1 approved and 0 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR?

Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR is in council tax band D.

Which area is Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR in?

Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR sits in Higham, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

What is crime like near Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR?

Police records around Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR show an average of 163 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR?

The closest primary school to Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR is Higham Primary School (1.9km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR?

The closest bus stop to Clerks Cottage, Church Street, ME3 7LR is Chequers Street, 1.3km away. The nearest rail option is Higham Rail Station, 1.5km away.

Clerks Cottage, Church Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7LR

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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 7LR: £220,000 (2025–2011).

Nearby sales in ME3 7LR

3 Church Cottages, Church Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7LR
Sold Aug 2025
£268,000
2 Church Cottages, Church Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7LR
Sold Sept 2024
£217,500
1 Church Cottages, Church Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7LR
Sold Sept 2024
£220,000
Sun Farm, Church Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7LR
Sold Aug 2020
£550,000
4 Church Cottages, Church Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7LR
Sold Dec 2011
£183,200

Overview

About Clerks Cottage

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

Clerks Cottage is a property in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7LR). It has council tax band D.

One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.

Energy

Energy performance

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

No EPC on record

This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Clerks Cottage, Church Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7LR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Clerks Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

Dec 2005
RenovationHeritage
Outcome in report
Application for Listed Building Consent for the installation of a double side hung casement window to replace the existing top hung casement window on the east elevation; retention of the pair of vehicular entrance gates and repairing of part of the front boundary flint wall.
Listed
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
20050479
Full record in report

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

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

1.3 km

Chequers Street — bus stop.

Closest school

1.9 km

Higham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Higham Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
Cliffe Woods Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
St Helen's Church of England Primary School, CliffePrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

Chequers StreetBus stop1.3km
Railway StationBus stop1.5km
Railway StationBus stop1.5km
Higham Rail StationRailway station1.5km

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences877 reports45%
Anti-social Behaviour398 reports20%
Criminal Damage & Arson183 reports9%
Other Theft116 reports6%

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

40.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 7LR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£365k

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

How the estimate is made: We don't publish an estimate for Clerks Cottage because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in ME3 7LR.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Clerks Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Clerks Cottage. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Clerks Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 20 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 7LR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: Clerks Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

FAQ

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The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Clerks Cottage, Church Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7LR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.

Clerks Cottage, Church Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7LR

Sales history & valuation

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

Nearby sales in ME3 7LR

About Clerks Cottage

Energy performance

No EPC on record

Planning history

The neighbourhood at a glance

Nearest schools

Nearest stops

Most reported crime locally

Road noise across the postcode

Level 2 HomeBuyer Report

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