What kind of home is 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house, set on a cul-de-sac and which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU last sold for £335,000 in November 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £60,000 in January 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 1999 and November 2024, 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU rose from £60,000 to £335,000, a change of £275,000. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

The current EPC rating for 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in September 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 9RU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU use?

The latest EPC at 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU have?

1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU has council approval for single-storey side extension granted in June 2021 under ref. MC/21/1065. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU 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.

Which area is 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU in?

1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU sits in Upper Stoke, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

Police records around 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU 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.

What schools are near 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

The closest primary school to 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU is Leigh Academy Peninsula East (1.4km).

What transport links are near 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

The closest bus stop to 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU is Vicarage Lane, 61m away. In total there are 11 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU

3 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Elm Tree Cottages

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

1 Elm Tree Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Upper Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9RU). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 216.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £335,000 in November 2024.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated
Summer houseYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Heating systemElectric
Period featuresYes
Previously extendedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

2 applications on record at 1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU

1decisions2extensions14documents4nearby

Flagged:Demolition

Jun 2021
DemolitionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Construction of a single storey extension to side - demolition of existing
Extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
MC/21/1065
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ExtensionJul 2022Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 1 Elm Tree Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£325,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£335,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

14 November 2024Most recent
£335,000
+28.8%over 5 years
30 June 2019
£260,000
+333.3%over 20 years
29 January 1999
£60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9RU: £230,000 (2023–2002).

Nearby sales in ME3 9RU

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Elm Tree Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,295

Street avg £2,211

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Vicarage Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 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 9RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 9RU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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