What type of property is 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY?

15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY is a semi-detached house.

What did 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY sell for?

15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY last sold for £280,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £71,000 in May 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY?

Across 3 sales between May 1998 and September 2021, 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY rose from £71,000 to £280,000, a change of £209,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY?

The current EPC rating for 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in August 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY?

15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (592 sq ft). That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 8BY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY heated?

The latest EPC at 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY?

15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY is in council tax band C.

Where is 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY located?

15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY sits in Wainscott, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY?

Police records around 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY 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 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY?

The closest primary school to 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY is Wainscott Primary School (628m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Maritime Academy (997m).

How well connected is 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY?

The closest bus stop to 15 Chaplin Close, ME3 8BY is Greenfields Close, 212m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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15 Chaplin Close, Wainscott, Rochester, ME3 8BY

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

55 m²

592 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Chaplin Close

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

15 Chaplin Close is a semi-detached house in Wainscott, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8BY). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 105.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Chaplin Close, Wainscott, Rochester, ME3 8BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Chaplin Close has no planning applications on record.

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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.

15 Chaplin Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£320,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£280,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2021Most recent
£280,000
+227.5%over 21 years
29 June 2000
£85,500
+20.4%over 2 years
7 May 1998
£71,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8BY: £285,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in ME3 8BY

On the street

Versus other Chaplin Close homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Chaplin Close is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£5,091

Street avg £4,136

Above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Strongly 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.

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4 bed

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.

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Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Greenfields Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Wainscott Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.4dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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