Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
43 Elmwood Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8NB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 45% above the 2016 sale price.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 November 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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43 Elmwood Road 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.
43 Elmwood Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 12 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 12 years.
29 March 2016Most recent
£200,000
+66.7%over 12 years9 January 2004
£119,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8NB: £240,000 (2022–2019).
47 Elmwood Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NB
Sold Dec 2022
55 Elmwood Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NB
Sold Nov 2022
5a, Elmwood Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NB
Sold Apr 2021
43a, Elmwood Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NB
Sold Aug 2019
27 Elmwood Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NB
Sold Jul 2019
43 Elmwood Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,900
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
163/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lodge Hill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Chattenden Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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