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

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Ruggles Close

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

16 Ruggles Close is a detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RU). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£541/sq ft) was about 163.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 17 EPCs). Last sale on file: £460,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Ruggles Close has no planning applications on record.

5

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.

16 Ruggles Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£494,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£460,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 March 2022Most recent

    £460,000

    +53.3%over 15 years

  2. 11 October 2006

    £300,000

    +194.5%over 7 years

  3. 25 March 1999

    £101,883

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.

16 Ruggles Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,823

Street avg £3,577

Strongly above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 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

£453k

1 Ashcroft Road, Wainscott

ME3 8GS

3 bed
£553k

1 Balls Cottages, Main Road, Chattenden

ME3 8LL

£553k

1 Bronte Close, Cliffe Woods

ME3 8TZ

4 bed
£561k

1 Bogarde Drive, Wainscott

ME3 8GR

5 bed
£433k

1 Choir Close, Wainscott

ME3 8FQ

4 bed3 bath
£430k

1 Chattenden Lane, Chattenden

ME3 8LE

4 bed1 bath
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 16 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.