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1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7TJ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£292,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£225,000)+30%
  • Against ME3 7TJ's recent median (£254,000)+15%

Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£292,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£225,000)+30%
  • Against ME3 7TJ's recent median (£254,000)+15%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Merry Boys Cottages is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 7TJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    70 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2020

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in ME3 7TJ

    5 sales, median £254,000 (2026–2015)

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SalesLatest sale shown: January 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Merry Boys Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 April 2021Most recent

    £225,000

    +38.5%over 14 years

  2. 8 February 2007

    £162,500

    +86.8%over 6 years

  3. 30 May 2000

    £86,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7TJ: £254,000 (2026–2015).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7TJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Merry Boys Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Merry Boys Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 29.8% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £225,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • ConservatoryYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Sept 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 30 September 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Merry Boys Cottages has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7TJ

1decisions1extensions6documents2nearby
  1. Jul 2015
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Construction of a conservatory to rear

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/15/1650
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
  • The 6 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Cooling Common homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£3,214

Street avg £4,100

Below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Above
Area

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.
Full Rochester report

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

Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Cliffe Woods Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Cliffe Woods Primary SchoolPrimary232m
  • Chattenden Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km
  • St Helen's Church of England Primary School, CliffePrimary2.5km

Nearest stops

  • Primary SchoolBus stop371m
  • Woodside GreenBus stop637m
  • Tennyson AvenueBus stop980m
  • View RoadBus stop1.1km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences877 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour398 reports20%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson183 reports9%
  • Other Theft116 reports6%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 7TJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME3 7TJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 7TJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Merry Boys Cottages is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 7TJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 1 Merry Boys Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Merry Boys Cottages was lodged in September 2020 at band D and is valid until September 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Merry Boys Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 27 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 7TJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Merry Boys Cottages is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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