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

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
170 m²
1830 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Ruggles Close

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

7 Ruggles Close is a detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RU). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in January 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 sits 267.4% above the 2000 sale of £178,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 53.8% 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.

EPC Rating

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 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.

7 Ruggles Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£654,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2000)

£178,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 January 2000Most recent

    £178,000

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.

7 Ruggles Close is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,047

Street avg £3,858

Strongly below

Floor Area

170 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 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.
£705k

1 2 Dillywood Cottages, Dillywood Lane

ME3 8DZ

3 bed1 bath
£588k

1 3, Tennyson Avenue, Cliffe Woods

ME3 8JF

£561k

1 Bogarde Drive, Wainscott

ME3 8GR

5 bed
£553k

1 Balls Cottages, Main Road, Chattenden

ME3 8LL

£553k

1 Bronte Close, Cliffe Woods

ME3 8TZ

4 bed
£802k

1 Bellwood Court, St Mary Hoo

ME3 8RT

3 bed2 bath
£500k

1 Cardigan Close, High Halstow

ME3 8NX

£487k

1 Bardolf Close, High Halstow

ME3 8GP

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