5 Cardens Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8TU

5 Cardens Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cliffe Woods, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8TU). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1315 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in December 2002. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 sits 144.6% above the 2002 sale of £174,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 19.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.