1 Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7RY
About 1 Cooling Road
1 Cooling Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7RY). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016). Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 is 27.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 61.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
Energy performance
1 Cooling Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7RY
- Dec 2017Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
An application for Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for dormer to rear and roof light to front to facilitate loft conversion
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/17/3730
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 17 years.
£198,680
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2016Most recent
£198,680
+41.9%over 3 years2 November 2012
£140,000
-11.9%over 5 years22 April 2007
£159,000
+17.8%over 1 year25 November 2005
£135,000
+16.4%over 2 years30 July 2003
£116,000
+121.0%over 3 years24 August 1999
£52,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7RY: £365,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in ME3 7RY
23 Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7RY
Sold Nov 2022
£530,00013 Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7RY
Sold Nov 2021
£230,00019a, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7RY
Sold May 2019
£365,0005 Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7RY
Sold Apr 2019
£205,000Elliotts End, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7RY
Sold Aug 2018
£475,000
Versus other Cooling Road homes
1 Cooling Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,151
Street avg £2,380
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Norwood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







