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1 Balls Cottages, Main Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LL

3 sales on record2 planning records

Estimated value

£515,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£545,000)-6%
  • Against ME3 8LL's recent median (£195,000)+164%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
155 m²
1668 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£515,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£545,000)-6%
  • Against ME3 8LL's recent median (£195,000)+164%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Balls Cottages is modelled from its 155 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8LL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    155 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2022

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in ME3 8LL

    5 sales, median £195,000 (2023–2012)

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SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 Balls Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2025Most recent

    £545,000

    +122.4%over 18 years

  2. 12 September 2006

    £245,000

    +30.7%over 2 years

  3. 30 January 2004

    £187,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8LL: £195,000 (2023–2012).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Balls Cottages, Main Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Balls Cottages

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

1 Balls Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8LL). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £545,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 86.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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
Aug 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 31 August 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Balls Cottages, Main Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Balls Cottages has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

2 applications on record at 1 Balls Cottages, Main Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LL

2decisions1extensions14documents5nearby
  1. Oct 2017
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of a single storey rear extension

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/17/3071
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
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  • The 14 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Balls Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,516

Street avg £2,341

Strongly above

Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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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

163/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Chattenden Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Chattenden Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Chattenden Primary SchoolPrimary130m
  • St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • Leigh Academy Hundred of HooAll-through1.6km
  • Leigh Academy Hundred of HooAll-through1.6km

Nearest stops

  • Chattenden LaneBus stop47m
  • Primary SchoolBus stop121m
  • Broadwood RoadBus stop133m
  • Kirby RoadBus stop429m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences877 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour398 reports20%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson183 reports9%
  • Other Theft116 reports6%

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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 8LL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME3 8LL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8LL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.5dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Balls Cottages is modelled from its 155 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8LL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 1 Balls Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Balls Cottages was lodged in August 2022 at band D and is valid until August 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 1 Balls Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 13 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 8LL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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