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1 School Cottages, Town Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8ER

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£378,000

  • Since the 2006 sale (£207,500)+82%
  • Against ME3 8ER's recent median (£240,000)+57%

Newest record on this page: August 2017. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
88 m²
951 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£378,000

  • Against its 2006 sale (£207,500)+82%
  • Against ME3 8ER's recent median (£240,000)+57%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 School Cottages is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8ER. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    88 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2011

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2006

  • Recent sales in ME3 8ER

    3 sales, median £240,000 (2017–1997)

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SalesLatest sale shown: August 2017Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 School Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 May 2006Most recent

    £207,500

    +159.4%over 8 years

  2. 12 March 1998

    £80,000

    +25.0%over 1 year

  3. 25 April 1996

    £64,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in ME3 8ER: £240,000 (2017–1997).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 School Cottages, Town Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8ER. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 School Cottages

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

1 School Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cliffe Woods, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 951 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 82.2% above the 2006 sale of £207,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 School 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 25 Nov 2021

Current Certificate
Nov 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 25 November 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 School Cottages, Town Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 School Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 1 School Cottages, Town Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8ER

1decisions1extensions8documents5nearby
  1. Aug 2006
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/06/1427
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 5 notable nearby
  • The 8 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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

0.2 km

Mockbeggar Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Temple Mill Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Temple Mill Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
  • Hilltop Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
  • Higham Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
  • Wainscott Primary SchoolPrimary2.0km

Nearest stops

  • Mockbeggar FarmBus stop248m
  • Mockbeggar FarmBus stop249m
  • Dillywood LaneBus stop483m
  • Hawkenbury RiseBus stop1.3km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences877 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour398 reports20%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson183 reports9%
  • Other Theft116 reports6%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8ER

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 School Cottages is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8ER. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 1 School Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 School Cottages was lodged in November 2011 at band E and expired in November 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 School Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 13 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 8ER, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 School Cottages is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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