What type of property is 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY?

32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house, set on a cul-de-sac.

When did 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY last change hands?

32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY last sold for £208,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £47,000 in July 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY changed over time?

Across 3 sales between July 1998 and February 2022, 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY rose from £47,000 to £208,000, a change of £161,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY have?

The current EPC rating for 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in August 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY?

32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (441 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 48% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 9AY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY heated?

The latest EPC at 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY?

32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY located?

32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY sits in Hoo, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY?

Police records around 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY 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.

Which schools serve 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY?

The closest primary school to 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY is Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough (875m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo (1.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY?

The closest bus stop to 32 Church Farm Close, ME3 9AY is Church Farm Close, 85m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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32 Church Farm Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9AY

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

41 m²

441 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 32 Church Farm Close

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

32 Church Farm Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hoo, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9AY). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 is 10.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 80.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £208,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road
Cul-de-sacYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 32 Church Farm Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

32 Church Farm Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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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.

32 Church Farm Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£229,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£208,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

21 February 2022Most recent
£208,000
+73.3%over 16 years
7 August 2005
£119,995
+155.3%over 7 years
16 July 1998
£47,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9AY: £295,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in ME3 9AY

On the street

Versus other Church Farm Close homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 32 Church Farm Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,073

Street avg £4,061

Strongly above

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£180k

1 Abbots Court, Stoke Road, Hoo

ME3 9LS

1 bed1 bath

£223k

1 Branta Fields, Hoo

ME3 9BF

2 bed

£239k

1 Belfry Drive, Hoo

ME3 9JG

2 bed2 bath

£253k

1 Avondale Place, High Street, Lower Stoke

ME3 9RH

2 bed

£254k

1 Bakehouse Cottage, High Street, Lower Stoke

ME3 9RD

2 bed1 bath

£178k

1 Avery Court, Avery Way, Allhallows

ME3 9QL

2 bed

£308k

1 Broad Street Cottages, Main Road, Hoo

ME3 9HG

2 bed1 bath

£311k

1 Beatty Cottages, Stoke Road, Allhallows

ME3 9PE

3 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.1 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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 9AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 9AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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