1 Homelea Cottage, Ratcliffe Highway, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RN
About 1 Homelea Cottage
1 Homelea Cottage is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in St. Mary Hoo, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RN). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in September 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 sits 521.1% above the 1995 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 68.8% below the postcode norm. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
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Energy performance
1 Homelea Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Homelea Cottage 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.
Sales history & valuation
1 Homelea Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 September 1995Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8RN: £470,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in ME3 8RN
Trevelgue, Ratcliffe Highway, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RN
Sold Jul 2024
£570,000Ashgrove, Ratcliffe Highway, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RN
Sold Dec 2014
£500,000Little Owls, Ratcliffe Highway, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RN
Sold Sept 2011
£385,000Sienna, Ratcliffe Highway, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RN
Sold Nov 2008
£345,000The Birches, Ratcliffe Highway, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RN
Sold Aug 2007
£451,000
Versus other Ratcliffe Highway homes
Price per m² for 1 Homelea Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£625
Street avg £2,458
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
0.1 km
Dagenham — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB