What kind of home is 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU?

8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU is a 4-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What did 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU sell for?

8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU last sold for £402,000 in August 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £305,000 in May 2014, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU?

Across 2 sales between May 2014 and August 2018, 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU rose from £305,000 to £402,000, a change of £97,000. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU?

The current EPC rating for 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in December 2014. It has dropped from a C recorded in June 2013 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU?

8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 8RU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU use?

The latest EPC at 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU?

8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU is in council tax band E.

Which area is 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU in?

8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU sits in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

Is 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU?

The closest primary school to 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU is Leigh Academy High Halstow (302m).

How well connected is 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU?

The closest bus stop to 8 Ruggles Close, ME3 8RU is Longfield Avenue, 204m away. In total there are 17 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Ruggles Close

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

8 Ruggles Close is a four-bedroom detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 120 m² it's 17.6% 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. Across 2014–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £475,000 is 18.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 53.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £402,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 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 09 Dec 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2014

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

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

8 Ruggles Close 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Ruggles Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£475,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£402,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

19 August 2018Most recent
£402,000
+31.8%over 4 years
29 May 2014
£305,000

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

Nearby sales in ME3 8RU

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.

EPC Rating for 8 Ruggles Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,350

Street avg £3,723

Below

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 105 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

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Comparables

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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.

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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· 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

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FAQ

Common questions

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