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

2 planning records

Estimated value

£268,000

  • Since the 2016 sale (£187,500)+43%
  • Against ME3 8LL's recent median (£210,000)+28%

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

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Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£268,000

  • Against its 2016 sale (£187,500)+43%
  • Against ME3 8LL's recent median (£210,000)+28%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 Balls Cottages is modelled from its 80 m² EPC floor area, its 2 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

    80 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2016

  • Recent sales in ME3 8LL

    5 sales, median £210,000 (2025–2012)

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DataThis pageFull report
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.

3 Balls Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 October 2016Most recent

    £187,500

    +420.8%over 20 years

  2. 19 May 1996

    £36,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8LL: £210,000 (2025–2012).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 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 3 Balls Cottages

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

3 Balls Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8LL). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 42.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2026

Current Certificate
Jul 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 8 July 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Balls Cottages, Main Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 3 Balls Cottages, Main Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LL

2decisions19documents5nearby
  1. Jun 2020
    New BuildFull
    Outcome in report

    Construction of a 1 bedroom eco holiday home to rear

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/19/3078
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. AnnexDecision

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  • The 19 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.

3 Balls Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,344

Street avg £2,575

Below

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par
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-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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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 3 Balls Cottages is modelled from its 80 m² EPC floor area, its 2 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. 2 sales are recorded for 3 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 3 Balls Cottages was lodged in July 2016 at band E and expired in July 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 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 3 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.
Council tax band
3 Balls Cottages is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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