What type of property is 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ sell for?

1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ last sold for £225,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £86,995 in May 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

Across 3 sales between May 2000 and April 2021, 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ rose from £86,995 to £225,000, a change of £138,005. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

The current EPC rating for 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ had any planning applications?

1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ has council approval for rear extension granted in July 2015 under ref. MC/15/1650. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ located?

1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ sits in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

Police records around 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

The closest primary school to 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ is Cliffe Woods Primary School (232m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Merry Boys Cottages, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ is Primary School, 371m away. In total there are 27 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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 £282,000 is 25.3% 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

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Inside

Bedrooms2
ConservatoryYes

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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.

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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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

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
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Current estimate

£282,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£225,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

11 April 2021Most recent
£225,000
+38.5%over 14 years
8 February 2007
£162,500
+86.8%over 6 years
30 May 2000
£86,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7TJ: £254,000 (2019–2008).

Nearby sales in ME3 7TJ

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.

1 Merry Boys Cottages is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,214

Street avg £3,593

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Rochester report

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

Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Cliffe Woods Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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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· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 7TJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low

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