Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9 Church Farm Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hoo, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9AY). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 75.9% above the 2012 sale of £162,000. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. At 60 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 15 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 May 2022
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 May 2022
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9 Church Farm Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
9 Church Farm Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£162,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
6 August 2012Most recent
£162,000
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
Price per m² for 9 Church Farm Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,700
Street avg £4,352
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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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