Witham House, Symonds Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SS
About Witham House
Witham House is a detached house in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7SS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 4-band jump.
At 81 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 is 33% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 101% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Energy performance
Witham House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Witham House, Symonds Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SS
- May 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Roof alterations including increase in roof height to faciliate part first floor part 2 storey side extensions and single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/18/0931
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Sales history & valuation
Witham House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 September 2017Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7SS: £270,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in ME3 7SS
1 Field View Cottages, Symonds Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SS
Sold Dec 2021
£410,000Lily Rose, Symonds Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SS
Sold Sept 2021
£170,000Tudders, Symonds Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SS
Sold Aug 2017
£355,000Rose Bungalow, Symonds Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SS
Sold Jul 2017
£230,000Livin Hope, Symonds Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SS
Sold Jan 2017
£270,000
Versus other Symonds Road homes
Witham House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,074
Street avg £2,539
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.3 km
Norwood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







