What type of property is 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB?

7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB?

7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB last sold for £445,000 in February 2022, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB?

The current EPC rating for 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB?

7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (1,216 sq ft). That makes it about 23% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 8GB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB heated?

The latest EPC at 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB located?

7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB sits in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

Is 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB in a safe area?

Police records around 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB 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.

Which schools serve 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB?

The closest primary school to 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB is Chattenden Primary School (378m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo (1.3km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB?

The closest bus stop to 7 Sparrow Drive, ME3 8GB is Broadwood Road, 213m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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7 Sparrow Drive, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8GB

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Floor area

113 m²

1216 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

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Overview

About 7 Sparrow Drive

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

7 Sparrow Drive is a detached house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8GB). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2017. The latest certificate (January 2022) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

At 113 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 24 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 is 12.4% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £445,000 in February 2022. 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.

Current Certificate

Jan 2022

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.6 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Valid until 25 January 2032

5 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Sparrow Drive, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8GB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Sparrow Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£500,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£445,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

1 February 2022Most recent
£445,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8GB: £370,000 (2026–2022).

Nearby sales in ME3 8GB

On the street

Versus other Sparrow Drive homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

7 Sparrow Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,938

Street avg £3,621

Above

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 5 years

Strongly below

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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.

£500k

1 Cardigan Close, High Halstow

ME3 8NX

£487k

1 Bardolf Close, High Halstow

ME3 8GP

£515k

1 Balls Cottages, Main Road, Chattenden

ME3 8LL

£450k

1 Apna House, Hoo Road, Wainscott

ME3 8AA

4 bed2 bath

£560k

1 Bronte Close, Cliffe Woods

ME3 8TZ

4 bed

£563k

1 2 Dillywood Cottages, Dillywood Lane

ME3 8DZ

3 bed1 bath

£566k

1 Bogarde Drive, Wainscott

ME3 8GR

5 bed

£436k

1 Ashcroft Road, Wainscott

ME3 8GS

3 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

163/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Broadwood Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Chattenden Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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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 8GB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8GB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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