Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Morning Cross Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7SF). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2013. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement.
Across 2007–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 62.7% above the 2013 sale of £150,000. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in May 2013.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 4 March 2023
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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4 Morning Cross 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.
4 Morning Cross Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.6% per year over 6 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: -2.6% per year over 6 years.
23 May 2013Most recent
£150,000
-13.8%over 5 years3 September 2007
£174,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7SF: £186,000 (2025–2001).
5 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF
Sold Jul 2025
2 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF
Sold Feb 2025
6 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF
Sold Sept 2004
8 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF
Sold May 2001
3 Morning Cross Cottages, Cooling Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SF
Sold Mar 2001
4 Morning Cross Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,488
Street avg £2,725
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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.
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