What kind of home is 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG?

1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG sell for?

1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG last sold for £150,000 in September 2001, around 25 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG?

The current EPC rating for 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in May 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG?

1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG use?

The latest EPC at 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG?

1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG is in council tax band D.

Which area is 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG in?

1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG sits in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG?

Police records around 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG 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 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG?

The closest primary school to 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG is Leigh Academy High Halstow (80m).

How well connected is 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG?

The closest bus stop to 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, ME3 8SG is Harrison Drive, 66m away. In total there are 17 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SG

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Rock Sands Cottages

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

1 Rock Sands Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8SG). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 sits 234.7% above the 2001 sale of £150,000.

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
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Rock Sands Cottages, The Street, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Rock Sands Cottages 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.

1 Rock Sands Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£502,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2001)

£150,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

17 September 2001Most recent
£150,000

Median price across the last 1 sales in ME3 8SG: £199,995 (2002–2002).

Nearby sales in ME3 8SG

Bonera Platt, The Street, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SG
Sold Feb 2002
£199,995

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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

0.1 km

Harrison Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Leigh Academy High Halstow. 1 school nearby.

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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 8SG 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 8SG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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