Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 Morning Cross Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Morning Cross Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7SF). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 272.3% above the 2001 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 80.6% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Morning Cross Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2025
Current Certificate
Oct 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 October 2025
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Morning Cross Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Morning Cross Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2001)
£65,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 2001Most recent
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7SF: £186,000 (2025–2007).
Nearby sales in ME3 7SF
5 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF
Sold Jul 2025
£188,0002 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF
Sold Feb 2025
£275,0004 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF
Sold May 2013
£150,0006 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF
Sold Sept 2004
£140,0008 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF
Sold May 2001
£47,500
Versus other Cooling Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 3 Morning Cross Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£677
Street avg £3,662
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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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.
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
0.4 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 7SF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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