2 Park Lane Cottages, Cooling Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7UB
About 2 Park Lane Cottages
2 Park Lane Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7UB). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 sits 400% above the 1997 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 57% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
2 Park Lane Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 2 Park Lane Cottages, Cooling Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7UB
- Sept 2003OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Construction of detached double garage to side/front
- Reference
- MC/03/1758
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryAug 2004Decision
- OutlineSept 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2 Park Lane Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£550,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 September 1997Most recent
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7UB: £250,000 (2019–2007).
Nearby sales in ME3 7UB
Dowland House, Cooling Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7UB
Sold Dec 2019
£595,000Kismet, Cooling Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7UB
Sold Sept 2015
£249,0001 Park Lane Cottages, Cooling Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7UB
Sold Mar 2008
£243,500Golden Hills, Cooling Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7UB
Sold Jan 2008
£324,000Jubilee Bungalow, Cooling Street, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7UB
Sold Aug 2007
£250,000
Versus other Cooling Street homes
On price per m², 2 Park Lane Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£815
Street avg £2,187
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.9 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Cliffe Woods Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







