11 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
About 11 Ruggles Close
11 Ruggles Close is a four-bedroom detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RU). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £688,000 is 17.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 99.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £585,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
11 Ruggles Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
11 Ruggles Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 11 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey extension to rear with chimney flue to rear elevation
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/16/4467
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 11 Ruggles Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£688,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 21 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2020Most recent
£585,000
+20.6%over 4 years4 August 2016
£485,000
+246.4%over 17 years29 July 1999
£139,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8RU: £430,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ME3 8RU
1 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
Sold Sept 2025
£385,00026 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
Sold Jul 2022
£430,00016 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
Sold Mar 2022
£460,00021 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
Sold Mar 2021
£395,0004 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
Sold Aug 2020
£470,000
Versus other Ruggles Close homes
EPC Rating for 11 Ruggles Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,398
Street avg £3,661
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.2 km
Longfield Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Leigh Academy High Halstow. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







