5 Hoo Common, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LT
About 5 Hoo Common
5 Hoo Common is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8LT). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 24% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 41% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £350,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,020 · Includes VAT
Planning history
5 Hoo Common has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 2022Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8LT: £410,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in ME3 8LT
17 Hoo Common, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LT
Sold Jul 2023
£440,0003 Hoo Common, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LT
Sold Feb 2023
£410,00030 Hoo Common, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LT
Sold Oct 2022
£625,00023 Hoo Common, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LT
Sold Aug 2022
£285,00022 Hoo Common, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8LT
Sold Oct 2020
£315,000
Versus other Hoo Common homes
On co₂ emissions, 5 Hoo Common runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,500
Street avg £3,552
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Chaplin Close, Wainscott
ME3 8BY
1 Chancel Drive, Wainscott
ME3 8FT
1 Ashcroft Road, Wainscott
ME3 8GS
1 Broadwood Road, Chattenden
ME3 8LU
1 2 Dillywood Cottages, Dillywood Lane
ME3 8DZ
1 Choir Close, Wainscott
ME3 8FQ
1 Chattenden Lane, Chattenden
ME3 8LE
1 Brookmead Road, Cliffe Woods
ME3 8HP
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Broadwood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Chattenden Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB







