What kind of home is 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF?

43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF?

43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF last sold for £188,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £28,000 in October 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF changed over time?

Across 5 sales between October 1999 and April 2022, 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF rose from £28,000 to £188,000, a change of £160,000. That works out to roughly +8.8% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF have?

The current EPC rating for 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in October 2018. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF?

43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (506 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF use?

The latest EPC at 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF?

43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF in?

43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF sits in Hoo, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF?

Police records around 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF 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 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF?

The closest primary school to 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF is Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough (854m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo (918m).

How well connected is 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF?

The closest bus stop to 43 Blackman Close, ME3 9LF is Fourwents Road, 76m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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43 Blackman Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9LF

5 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

47 m²

506 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 43 Blackman Close

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

43 Blackman Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Hoo, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the 5th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 32 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.

Last sale on file: £188,000 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 5 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 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 119.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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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

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 43 Blackman Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

43 Blackman 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 43 Blackman Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£184,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£188,000

Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

27 April 2022Most recent
£188,000
+34.3%over 3 years
26 July 2018
£140,000
+68.7%over 13 years
28 April 2005
£83,000
+23.0%over 2 years
13 November 2002
£67,500
+141.1%over 3 years
14 October 1999
£28,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9LF: £262,000 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in ME3 9LF

On the street

Versus other Blackman Close homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 43 Blackman Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,000

Street avg £2,531

Strongly above

Floor Area

47 m²

Street avg 46 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

On par

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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.

£178k

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2 bed

£223k

1 Branta Fields, Hoo

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2 bed

£239k

1 Belfry Drive, Hoo

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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

£308k

1 Broad Street Cottages, Main Road, Hoo

ME3 9HG

2 bed1 bath

£180k

1 Abbots Court, Stoke Road, Hoo

ME3 9LS

1 bed1 bath

£311k

1 Beatty Cottages, Stoke Road, Allhallows

ME3 9PE

3 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Fourwents Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 9LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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