What kind of home is 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG?

17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG sell for?

17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG last sold for £78,500 in December 2000, around 25 years ago. Before that, it sold for £57,000 in October 1996, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG?

Across 2 sales between October 1996 and December 2000, 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG rose from £57,000 to £78,500, a change of £21,500. That works out to roughly +8% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in June 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG?

17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG use?

The latest EPC at 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG?

17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG has council approval for rear extension granted in July 2013 under ref. MC/13/0961. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG?

17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG 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.

Which area is 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG in?

17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG sits in Lower Stoke, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG?

Police records around 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG 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 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG?

The closest primary school to 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG is Leigh Academy Peninsula East (371m).

What is the nearest station to 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG?

The closest bus stop to 17 Shepherds Way, ME3 9RG is The Nags Head, 88m away. In total there are 14 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Shepherds Way, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RG

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Shepherds Way

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

17 Shepherds Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9RG). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in December 2000. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 334.4% above the 2000 sale of £78,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 47.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes
Summer houseYes

Building

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.

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

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Shepherds Way, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at 17 Shepherds Way, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RG

1decisions1extensions13documents4nearby

Flagged:Demolition

Jul 2013
ConservatoryFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of conservatory to rear (demolition of outbuilding)
ExtensionDemolition
Documents
13 docs on file
Reference
MC/13/0961
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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.

17 Shepherds Way's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£341,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2000)

£78,500

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

19 December 2000Most recent
£78,500
+37.7%over 4 years
24 October 1996
£57,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9RG: £315,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in ME3 9RG

On the street

Versus other Shepherds Way homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 Shepherds Way runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£969

Street avg £2,824

Strongly below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

On par

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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

The Nags Head — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 9RG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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