5 Tennyson Avenue, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JF
About 5 Tennyson Avenue
5 Tennyson Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Cliffe Woods, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8JF). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 sits 57.4% above the 2013 sale of £345,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
5 Tennyson Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 May 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 5 Tennyson Avenue, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JF
- Mar 2016DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Construction of a two storey rear extension (demolition of existing garage)
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/16/0408
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Sales history & valuation
5 Tennyson Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£345,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 October 2013Most recent
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8JF: £435,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in ME3 8JF
11b, Tennyson Avenue, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JF
Sold Nov 2024
£450,00016 Tennyson Avenue, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JF
Sold Mar 2023
£650,00011a, Tennyson Avenue, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JF
Sold Jul 2019
£250,00017 Tennyson Avenue, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JF
Sold Feb 2018
£385,00014 Tennyson Avenue, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JF
Sold Jul 2017
£525,000
Versus other Tennyson Avenue homes
5 Tennyson Avenue is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,091
Street avg £3,186
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Tennyson Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Cliffe Woods Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







