Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£430,000
Newest record on this page: April 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£430,000
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The estimate for Farmside is modelled from its 126 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 9QU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
126 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in ME3 9QU
5 sales, median £250,000 (2022–2005)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Farmside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
11 April 2023Most recent
£385,000
+58.8%over 9 years18 July 2013
£242,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9QU: £250,000 (2022–2005).
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Sold May 2013
Avalon, Cuckolds Green Road, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9QU
Sold Feb 2012
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Sold Dec 2002
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Sold Apr 1999
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Farmside is a detached house in Lower Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9QU). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Across 2013–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 is 11.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 119.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 126 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 7 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £385,000.
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 June 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Farmside 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.
Farmside outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,056
Street avg £1,485
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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
0.3 km
The Nags Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.
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