Coombe Lodge, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
About Coombe Lodge
Coombe Lodge is a detached house in St. Mary Hoo, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RL). It has a recorded floor area of 300 m² (around 3229 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2014. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on wood logs. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 300 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 72.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £950,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Coombe Lodge'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
5 applications on record at Coombe Lodge, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
- May 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Construction of a two storey extension to front
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/10/0997
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionMar 2024Decision
- New BuildSept 2023Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Coombe Lodge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£911,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£950,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2022Most recent
£950,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8RL: £220,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in ME3 8RL
4 Rose Cottages, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
Sold Dec 2020
£220,0002 Rose Cottages, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
Sold Mar 2020
£247,0003 Rose Cottages, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
Sold Nov 2019
£223,0005 Rose Cottages, Coombe Farm Lane, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RL
Sold Feb 2016
£210,000
Versus other Coombe Farm Lane homes
On years held, Coombe Lodge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,167
Street avg £3,209
Floor Area
300 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.0 km
Barn Street Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







