Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hazel Cottage, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
151 m²
1625 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Hazel Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hazel Cottage is a detached house in Lower Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 is 24.9% above the 2019 sale price. Sold August 2019 for £425,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hazel Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 February 2029
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Mid 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hazel Cottage, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Hazel Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Hazel Cottage, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ
1decisions1extensions1documents4nearby
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- MC/04/0428
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Hazel Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2019)
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 August 2019Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9RJ: £267,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in ME3 9RJ
2 Frys Cottages, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ
Sold May 2024
£275,0001 Frys Cottages, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ
Sold Mar 2020
£178,500Horseshoe House, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ
Sold May 2016
£395,000Kasmira House, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ
Sold Aug 2014
£267,000Meena, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ
Sold Dec 2004
£242,500
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for Hazel Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,815
Street avg £2,879
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochester district page.
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
0.2 km
The Nags Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 9RJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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