2 Homelea Cottage, Ratcliffe Highway, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, ME3 8RN
About 2 Homelea Cottage
2 Homelea Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St. Mary Hoo, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RN). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since August 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £449,000 sits 410.2% above the 1997 sale of £88,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 63.7% below the postcode norm. At 121 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 7 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
2 Homelea Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 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
2 Homelea Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£88,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 August 1997Most recent
£88,000
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
On co₂ emissions, 2 Homelea Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£727
Street avg £2,441
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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