What type of property is 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ?

53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ last change hands?

53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ last sold for £255,000 in February 2022, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £53,250 in July 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ appreciated in value?

Across 6 sales between July 1998 and February 2022, 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ rose from £53,250 to £255,000, a change of £201,750. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ have?

The current EPC rating for 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ?

53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ heated?

The latest EPC at 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ?

53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ located?

53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ sits in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ?

Police records around 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ 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.

Which schools serve 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ?

The closest primary school to 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ is St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe (463m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ?

The closest bus stop to 53 Church Street, ME3 7PJ is Norwood Close, 38m away. In total there are 9 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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53 Church Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7PJ

6 sales on record

Estimated value

£289,000

Since the 2022 sale (£255,000)+13%
Against ME3 7PJ's recent median (£277,000)+4%

Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£289,000

Against its 2022 sale (£255,000)+13%
Against ME3 7PJ's recent median (£277,000)+4%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 53 Church Street is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 7PJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
70 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2021
Sales of this home
6 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in ME3 7PJ
5 sales, median £277,000 (2025–2020)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

53 Church Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Sales timeline

3 February 2022Most recent
£255,000
+41.7%over 6 years
22 October 2015
£180,000
+36.4%over 9 years
19 October 2006
£132,000
+13.3%over 2 years
18 December 2003
£116,500
+59.6%over 3 years
5 October 2000
£73,000
+37.1%over 2 years
23 July 1998
£53,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7PJ: £277,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in ME3 7PJ

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 53 Church Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7PJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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Overview

About 53 Church Street

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

53 Church Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2011. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump.

Sold February 2022 for £255,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 13.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2021

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 5 October 2031

4 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2021from Aug 2011

Windows

Partial DoubleMostly Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 53 Church Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7PJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

53 Church Street 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.

On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

53 Church Street is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,643

Street avg £3,117

Above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

On par

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

0.0 km

Norwood Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

St Helen's Church of England Primary School, CliffePrimary463m
Cliffe Woods Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

Norwood CloseBus stop38m
Village ClubBus stop306m
The Six BellsBus stop818m
The StationBus stop887m

Most reported crime locally

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

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 7PJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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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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1 bed1 bath

£384k

1 Cliffe Court, Church Street, Cliffe

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£356k

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4 bed1 bath

£283k

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Method

How to read this page

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

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 53 Church Street is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 7PJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 6 sales are recorded for 53 Church Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 53 Church Street was lodged in October 2021 at band D and is valid until October 2031. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 53 Church Street. 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 2 schools and 9 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 7PJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 53 Church Street is in council tax band B. 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.

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