Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
15 Church Farm Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Hoo, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9AY). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £385,000 in January 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 17.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 July 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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15 Church Farm Close has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 19 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 19 years.
29 January 2021Most recent
£385,000
+35.1%over 11 years10 December 2009
£284,995
+9.6%over 5 years15 June 2004
£260,000
+43.6%over 2 years19 March 2002
£181,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9AY: £380,000 (2026–2024).
26 Church Farm Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9AY
Sold May 2026
20 Church Farm Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9AY
Sold Sept 2025
17 Church Farm Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9AY
Sold Mar 2025
24 Church Farm Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9AY
Sold Dec 2024
36 Church Farm Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9AY
Sold Nov 2024
On habitable rooms, 15 Church Farm Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,598
Street avg £4,288
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Church Farm Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough. 8 schools nearby.
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