5 Blackman Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9LF
About 5 Blackman Close
5 Blackman Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hoo, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2017) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 is 23.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 80.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
5 Blackman Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Blackman Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9LF
- Jul 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
Conversion of front shed and bin store together with extension to front
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/10/1618
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Sales history & valuation
5 Blackman Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 9 years.
£262,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2017Most recent
£262,000
+48.0%over 9 years3 July 2008
£177,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9LF: £188,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in ME3 9LF
21 Blackman Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9LF
Sold Jan 2023
£340,0009 Blackman Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9LF
Sold Oct 2022
£282,00043 Blackman Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9LF
Sold Apr 2022
£188,00040 Blackman Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9LF
Sold Aug 2017
£180,0001 Blackman Close, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9LF
Sold Mar 2017
£260,000
Versus other Blackman Close homes
5 Blackman Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,082
Street avg £2,506
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







