Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Cliffe Lodge Cottage, Town Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8EU
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Cliffe Lodge Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cliffe Lodge Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Cliffe Woods, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8EU). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 122 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £657,000 sits 82.5% above the 2006 sale of £360,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Cliffe Lodge Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Dec 2023
Current Certificate
Dec 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 2 December 2023
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Cliffe Lodge Cottage, Town Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Cliffe Lodge Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Cliffe Lodge Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£657,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2006)
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 March 2006Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8EU: £730,000 (2024–2005).
Nearby sales in ME3 8EU
Cliffe Grange, Town Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8EU
Sold May 2024
£1,695,000Mockbeggar, Town Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8EU
Sold Oct 2014
£730,0004 Lee Green Cottages, Town Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8EU
Sold Dec 2010
£395,000Two Gates Hill, The Stables, Town Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8EU
Sold Nov 2010
£805,0001 Lee Green Cottages, Town Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8EU
Sold Dec 2005
£250,000
Versus other Town Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Cliffe Lodge Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,951
Street avg £3,060
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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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.
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
1.6 km
Cliffe Woods Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 8EU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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