What kind of home is 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB?

5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB last change hands?

5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB last sold for £253,500 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £138,500 in July 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB changed over time?

Across 5 sales between July 2004 and April 2021, 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB rose from £138,500 to £253,500, a change of £115,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB?

The current EPC rating for 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in August 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB?

5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 8NB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB use?

The latest EPC at 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB?

5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB in?

5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB sits in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB?

Police records around 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB?

The closest primary school to 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB is Chattenden Primary School (739m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo (1.8km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB?

The closest bus stop to 5a, Elmwood Road, ME3 8NB is Lodge Hill Lane, 240m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5a, Elmwood Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NB

5 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5a

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

5a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8NB). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £253,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 is 25.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
DrivewayYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2013

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2013from May 2010

Floor Insulation

PartialInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting

64%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5a, Elmwood Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5a 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5a has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£319,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£253,500

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

26 April 2021Most recent
£253,500
+3.5%over 4 years
5 June 2016
£245,000
+36.1%over 2 years
3 January 2014
£180,000
+16.1%over 3 years
5 October 2010
£155,000
+11.9%over 6 years
7 July 2004
£138,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8NB: £230,000 (2022–2019).

Nearby sales in ME3 8NB

On the street

Versus other Elmwood Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 5a lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,380

Street avg £2,812

Strongly above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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£245k

1 Chancel Drive, Wainscott

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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.

Full Rochester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

9/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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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 8NB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8NB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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