What kind of home is Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF?

Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF is a detached house.

What did Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF sell for?

Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF last sold for £365,000 in August 2014, around 12 years ago. Before that, it sold for £280,000 in November 2002, so prices have been rising over 12 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF?

Across 2 sales between November 2002 and August 2014, Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF rose from £280,000 to £365,000, a change of £85,000. That works out to roughly +2.3% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF?

The current EPC rating for Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in January 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF?

Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (1,023 sq ft). That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 8SF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF use?

The latest EPC at Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF had any planning applications?

Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and single-storey rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF?

Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF is in council tax band D.

Which area is Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF in?

Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF sits in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

What is crime like near Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF?

Police records around Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF 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 Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF?

The closest primary school to Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF is Leigh Academy High Halstow (165m).

What transport links are near Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF?

The closest bus stop to Orchard Cottage, The Street, ME3 8SF is Hill Farm Close, 48m away. In total there are 17 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Orchard Cottage, The Street, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SF

4 planning records

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

95 m²

1023 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Orchard Cottage

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

Orchard Cottage is a detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8SF). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 95 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 is 32.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 106.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.

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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.

Orchard Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, The Street, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

4 applications on record at Orchard Cottage, The Street, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SF

4decisions2extensions25documents5nearby

Flagged:Demolition

Jul 2004
New BuildFull
Outcome in report
Construction of two 3-bedroomed detached bungalows with garaging, parking and access driveway together with detached double garage to front to serve Orchard Cottage
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
MC/04/1286
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More recent applications — locked
ConservatoryMay 2017Decision
ExtensionDec 2006Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Orchard Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£485,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£365,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

12 August 2014Most recent
£365,000
+30.4%over 11 years
29 November 2002
£280,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8SF: £320,000 (2022–2006).

Nearby sales in ME3 8SF

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Orchard Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£3,842

Street avg £2,577

Above

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

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Area

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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

0.0 km

Hill Farm Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 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 8SF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8SF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low

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Common questions

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