What kind of home is Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ is a detached house.

What is the EPC rating for Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

The current EPC rating for Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. It has improved from a D recorded in October 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (1,798 sq ft). That makes it about 129% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 7TJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ use?

The latest EPC at Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ have?

Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in October 2010. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ is in council tax band E.

Which area is Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ in?

Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ sits in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

Is Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ in a safe area?

Police records around Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ show an average of 163 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

The closest primary school to Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ is Cliffe Woods Primary School (232m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ?

The closest bus stop to Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, ME3 7TJ is Primary School, 371m away. In total there are 27 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7TJ

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

167 m²

1798 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Private Rental

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Overview

About Merryboys Farm

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

Merryboys Farm is a detached house in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2020

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 November 2030

4 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2020from Oct 2010

EPC improved fromD64toC70

Low Energy Lighting

32%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Merryboys Farm, Garden Cottage, Cooling Common, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7TJ

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Flagged:Retrospective

Oct 2010
Amendment
Outcome in report
An application for a Certificate of existing use of development under section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 (as amended) for the occupation of the annex in breach of condition 3 of planning decision MC2002/0510
Retrospective
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
MC/10/3072
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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.

Merryboys Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£600,000

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7TJ: £254,000 (2026–2019).

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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.

Merryboys Farm outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

70 (C)

Street avg 61 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

167 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£610k

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5 bed

£559k

1 Berry Wood Close, Cliffe Woods

ME3 7TB

£650k

1 Carton Road, Higham

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1 Copperfield Mews, Norah Lane, Higham

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£699k

1 Cherry Garden Cottages, Lower Rochester Road, Higham

ME3 7HB

£729k

1 Copperfield Crescent, Higham

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4 bed

£426k

1 Church Close, Cliffe

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£384k

1 Cliffe Court, Church Street, Cliffe

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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.

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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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