What kind of home is 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA sell for?

3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA last sold for £210,000 in September 2015, around 11 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £77,995 in July 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA changed over time?

Across 3 sales between July 1999 and September 2015, 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA rose from £77,995 to £210,000, a change of £132,005. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

The current EPC rating for 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in March 2012. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (581 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 8BA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA use?

The latest EPC at 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA in?

3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA sits in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

Police records around 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA 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 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

The closest primary school to 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA is Leigh Academy High Halstow (378m).

How well connected is 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

The closest bus stop to 3 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA is Longfield Avenue, 102m away. In total there are 16 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Valentine Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8BA

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

54 m²

581 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 3 Valentine Drive

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

3 Valentine Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 39% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 141.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (September 2015). At 54 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 7 EPCs).

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
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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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.

3 Valentine Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2022

Current Certificate

Mar 2012

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 24 March 2022

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Valentine Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Valentine Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£292,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£210,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

30 September 2015Most recent
£210,000
+56.7%over 3 years
26 July 2012
£134,000
+71.8%over 12 years
29 July 1999
£77,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8BA: £190,000 (2026–2011).

Nearby sales in ME3 8BA

On the street

Versus other Valentine Drive homes

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

3 Valentine Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,889

Street avg £2,783

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

On par

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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.

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3 bed2 bath

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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

0.1 km

Longfield Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Leigh Academy High Halstow. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 8BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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