Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Kitchener Cottages, High Street, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RQ
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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.
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 performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Apr 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 April 2033
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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.
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But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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
See how we calculated this£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 25 years.
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 years22 January 1999
£50,725
Median price across the last 4 sales in ME3 9RQ: £150,500 (2014–1995).
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)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.1 km
The Nags Head — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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 9RQ 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
41.0dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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