1 Maple Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SB
About 1 Maple Cottages
1 Maple Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7SB). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
A recent sale: £430,000 in October 2025. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 214% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Maple 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.
Sales history & valuation
1 Maple Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 26 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
19 October 2025Most recent
£430,000
+11.7%over 4 years1 December 2020
£385,000
+263.2%over 21 years14 September 1999
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7SB: £105,000 (2023–1995).
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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
0.4 km
Norwood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







