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2 Forge Cottages, Fenn Street, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8QT

Estimated value

£473,000

  • Since the 1999 sale (£110,000)+330%
  • Against ME3 8QT's recent median (£345,000)+37%

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

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£473,000

  • Against its 1999 sale (£110,000)+330%
  • Against ME3 8QT's recent median (£345,000)+37%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 2 Forge Cottages is modelled from its 119 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8QT. 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

    119 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2015

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 1999

  • Recent sales in ME3 8QT

    5 sales, median £345,000 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: February 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull 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.

2 Forge Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Sales timeline

  1. 8 April 1999Most recent

    £110,000

    +37.5%over 3 years

  2. 29 June 1995

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8QT: £345,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 2 Forge Cottages, Fenn Street, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8QT. 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 2 Forge Cottages

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

2 Forge Cottages is a semi-detached house in St. Mary Hoo, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8QT). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 sits 330% above the 1999 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 69.8% below the postcode norm.

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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.

2 Forge Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jan 2025

Current Certificate
Jan 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 31 January 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Forge Cottages, Fenn Street, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8QT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Forge Cottages has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Fenn Street homes

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

2 Forge Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£924

Street avg £2,663

Strongly below

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 155 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below
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

163/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Fenn Bell — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

Leigh Academy High Halstow. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Leigh Academy High HalstowPrimary1.8km

Nearest stops

  • The Fenn BellBus stop137m
  • Christmas LaneBus stop960m
  • St Mary's CottagesBus stop1.0km
  • Ratcliffe HighwayBus stop1.2km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8QT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low
55 dB
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-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Comparables

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How to read this page

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 2 Forge Cottages is modelled from its 119 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8QT. 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 2 Forge 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 2 Forge Cottages was lodged in January 2015 at band E and expired in January 2025, 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. None is matched to 2 Forge 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 1 school and 13 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 8QT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
2 Forge Cottages is in council tax band D. 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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