1 Elm Tree Cottages, Chattenden Lane, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LG
About 1 Elm Tree Cottages
1 Elm Tree Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8LG). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 47% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 4 EPCs). Last sale on file: £200,000 in January 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 1 Elm Tree Cottages, Chattenden Lane, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LG
- Aug 2019OutlineOutcome in report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the construction of a hip to gable and 'L' shaped dormer to rear with a Juliet balcony and insertion of two roof lights to front and a new window to gable end.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/19/1379
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionSept 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 13 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
9 January 2019Most recent
£200,000
+39.9%over 6 years21 June 2012
£143,000
-4.7%over 6 years16 December 2005
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8LG: £303,000 (2024–2004).
Nearby sales in ME3 8LG
4 Elm Tree Cottages, Chattenden Lane, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LG
Sold Nov 2024
£370,0003 Elm Tree Cottages, Chattenden Lane, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LG
Sold Jan 2014
£172,0002 Elm Tree Cottages, Chattenden Lane, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LG
Sold Nov 2013
£142,000Hazlyn, Chattenden Lane, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LG
Sold Feb 2004
£320,000
Versus other Chattenden Lane homes
1 Elm Tree Cottages is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,439
Street avg £2,215
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Chattenden Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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