What kind of home is 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD?

16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD?

16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD last sold for £580,000 in April 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £550,000 in September 2020, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 2020 and April 2024, 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD rose from £550,000 to £580,000, a change of £30,000. That works out to roughly +1.5% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD?

The current EPC rating for 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD is B with a score of 86 out of 100, lodged in March 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD?

16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (1,981 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 100% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 8GD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD use?

The latest EPC at 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD in?

16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD sits in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

Is 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD in a safe area?

Police records around 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD 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.

What schools are near 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD?

The closest primary school to 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD is Chattenden Primary School (318m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo (1.4km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD?

The closest bus stop to 16 Songbird Crescent, ME3 8GD is Broadwood Road, 170m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Songbird Crescent, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8GD

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

184 m²

1981 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 86

Overview

About 16 Songbird Crescent

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

16 Songbird Crescent is a five-bedroom detached house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8GD). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2020) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).

At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 60 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2020–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Most recent transfer: April 2024 at £580,000.

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

Bedrooms5
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

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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

B86

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.2 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Songbird Crescent, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8GD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Songbird Crescent 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.

16 Songbird Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£631,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£580,000

Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

28 April 2024Most recent
£580,000
+5.5%over 3 years
10 September 2020
£550,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8GD: £450,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in ME3 8GD

On the street

Versus other Songbird Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 48 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Songbird Crescent outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,152

Street avg £3,512

Strongly below

Floor Area

184 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

2 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.

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4 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.

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Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Broadwood Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Chattenden Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 8GD 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 8GD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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