Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Horseshoe House, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
157 m²
1690 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Horseshoe House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Horseshoe House is a detached house in Lower Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 157 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 2016. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (May 2016). Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 is 28.6% above the 2016 sale price.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Aug 2023
Current Certificate
Aug 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 August 2023
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Horseshoe House, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Horseshoe House, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ
1decisions1extensions9documents4nearby
- Dec 2016PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Construction of first floor extension to side, an enlarged first floor window upon the southern elevation, porch and bay window to front.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/16/3794
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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.
Price for Horseshoe House has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2016)
£395,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2016Most recent
£395,000
+393.8%over 20 years10 November 1995
£80,000
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
£178,500Hazel Cottage, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RJ
Sold Aug 2019
£425,000Kasmira 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.
On price per m², Horseshoe House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,516
Street avg £2,954
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
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