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10 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 10 Ruggles Close

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

10 Ruggles Close is a detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RU). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 129 m² it's 26.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £503,000 sits 264.5% above the 1999 sale of £137,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 52.8% 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.

10 Ruggles Close 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Dec 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

10 Ruggles Close 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

10 Ruggles Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£503,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£137,995

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 August 1999Most recent

    £137,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8RU: £430,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Ruggles Close homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 10 Ruggles Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,070

Street avg £3,857

Strongly below

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 10 Ruggles Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£500k

1 Cardigan Close, High Halstow

ME3 8NX

£487k

1 Bardolf Close, High Halstow

ME3 8GP

£553k

1 Balls Cottages, Main Road, Chattenden

ME3 8LL

£553k

1 Bronte Close, Cliffe Woods

ME3 8TZ

4 bed
£453k

1 Ashcroft Road, Wainscott

ME3 8GS

3 bed
£561k

1 Bogarde Drive, Wainscott

ME3 8GR

5 bed
£433k

1 Choir Close, Wainscott

ME3 8FQ

4 bed3 bath
£588k

1 3, Tennyson Avenue, Cliffe Woods

ME3 8JF

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

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Longfield Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Leigh Academy High Halstow. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8RU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 10 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.