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14 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RQ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£289,000

  • Since the 2014 sale (£171,000)+69%
  • Against ME3 9RQ's recent median (£190,000)+52%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£289,000

  • Against its 2014 sale (£171,000)+69%
  • Against ME3 9RQ's recent median (£190,000)+52%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 14 Kitchener Cottages is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 9RQ. 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.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    82 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2014

  • Recent sales in ME3 9RQ

    3 sales, median £190,000 (2023–1999)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 December 2014Most recent

    £171,000

    +31.5%over 11 years

  2. 21 March 2003

    £130,000

    +154.9%over 7 years

  3. 25 May 1995

    £51,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in ME3 9RQ: £190,000 (2023–1999).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 14 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 14 Kitchener Cottages

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

14 Kitchener Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 sits 69% above the 2014 sale of £171,000. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in December 2014. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • OutbuildingsYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 March 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2025from Jul 2014
EPC improved fromD57toC77
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Renewable Energy
NoneSolar PV

Solar PV panels (60 kWp) installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 14 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RQ

1decisions1extensions12documents4nearby
  1. Sept 2024
    Extension
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear. The details submitted are as follows: The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 6m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3.45m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3m

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/24/1566
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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Kitchener Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

77 (C)

Street avg 60 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 83 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below
Area

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.
Full Rochester report

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

0.1 km

The Nags Head — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Leigh Academy Peninsula EastPrimary395m

Nearest stops

  • The Nags HeadBus stop112m
  • The Nags HeadBus stop143m
  • Grain RoadBus stop403m
  • Button DriveBus stop456m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences877 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour398 reports20%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson183 reports9%
  • Other Theft116 reports6%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 9RQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 14 Kitchener Cottages is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 9RQ. 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.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 14 Kitchener Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 14 Kitchener Cottages was lodged in March 2025 at band C and is valid until March 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 14 Kitchener Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 13 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 9RQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
14 Kitchener Cottages is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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