What type of property is 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ?

8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ sell for?

8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ last sold for £296,250 in August 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £50,725 in January 1999, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ?

Across 2 sales between January 1999 and August 2023, 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ rose from £50,725 to £296,250, a change of £245,525. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ?

The current EPC rating for 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in April 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ?

8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 9RQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ?

8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ 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.

Where is 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ located?

8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ sits in Lower Stoke, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ?

Police records around 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ 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.

Which schools serve 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ?

The closest primary school to 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ is Leigh Academy Peninsula East (395m).

How well connected is 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ?

The closest bus stop to 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, ME3 9RQ is The Nags Head, 112m away. In total there are 13 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Kitchener Cottages

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

8 Kitchener Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £296,250.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Central heatingYes

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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.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Kitchener Cottages 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Kitchener Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£323,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£296,250

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

30 August 2023Most recent
£296,250
+484.0%over 24 years
22 January 1999
£50,725

Median price across the last 4 sales in ME3 9RQ: £150,500 (2014–1995).

Nearby sales in ME3 9RQ

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.

8 Kitchener Cottages outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

59 (D)

Street avg 62 (D)

Below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

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 9RQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

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

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