Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Wybournes Cottage is a semi-detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8SD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2024 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.
Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £385,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2024–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 40.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 10.6% above the 2025 sale price.
2 Wybournes Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 August 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 2 Wybournes Cottage, Wybournes Lane, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SD
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Construction of a two storey side extension, porch to front with new steps, hardstanding area to front and new patio area and steps to rear - demolition of existing rear projection
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£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 40.7% per year over 2 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 40.7% per year over 2 years.
7 November 2025Most recent
£385,000
+71.5%over 1 year9 April 2024
£224,500
Median price across the last 1 sales in ME3 8SD: £312,500 (2016–2016).
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
163/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Hill Farm Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Leigh Academy High Halstow. 4 schools nearby.
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