What type of property is 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU sell for?

4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU last sold for £90,000 in March 2003, around 23 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

The current EPC rating for 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 9RU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

4 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.

Where is 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU located?

4 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 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

Police records around 4 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.

Which schools serve 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

The closest primary school to 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU is Leigh Academy Peninsula East (1.4km).

How well connected is 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, ME3 9RU?

The closest bus stop to 4 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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4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Elm Tree Cottages

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

4 Elm Tree Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Upper Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9RU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since March 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 sits 185.6% above the 2003 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 36.4% below the postcode norm.

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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDetached

Building

Heating systemElectric

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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.

4 Elm Tree Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Elm Tree 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.

Current estimate

£257,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2003)

£90,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

17 March 2003Most recent
£90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9RU: £262,500 (2024–2014).

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.

4 Elm Tree Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,286

Street avg £2,813

Below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 119 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Avondale Place, High Street, Lower Stoke

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1 Broad Street Cottages, Main Road, Hoo

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1 Avery Court, Avery Way, Allhallows

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2 bed

£311k

1 Beatty Cottages, Stoke Road, Allhallows

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1 Blackman Close, Hoo

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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

Vicarage Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 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.

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

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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