What did 8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB sell for?

8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB last sold for £121,000 in July 2006, around 20 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £39,000 in September 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 1998 and July 2006, 8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB rose from £39,000 to £121,000, a change of £82,000. That works out to roughly +15.6% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the council tax band for 8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB?

8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB in?

8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB sits in Cliffe Woods, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB?

Police records around 8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB 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 8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB?

The closest primary school to 8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB is Cliffe Woods Primary School (597m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB?

The closest bus stop to 8 Dorchester Close, ME3 8JB is Tennyson Avenue, 154m away. The nearest rail option is Higham Rail Station, 2.2km away.

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8 Dorchester Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JB

3 sales on record

Council tax

Band B

Overview

About 8 Dorchester Close

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

8 Dorchester Close is a property in Cliffe Woods, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8JB). It has council tax band B.

Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Dorchester Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Dorchester Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Last sold (2006)

£121,000

Growth on file: 15.6% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

20 July 2006Most recent
£121,000
+61.3%over 3 years
8 November 2002
£74,995
+92.3%over 4 years
24 September 1998
£39,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8JB: £190,000 (2025–2019).

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Area

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Full Rochester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Tennyson Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Cliffe Woods Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

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