7 St Marys Cottages, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RB

7 St Marys Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St. Mary Hoo, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RB). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 108 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 sits 187.3% above the 2009 sale of £135,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 51.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.