Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
La Ponte, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU
1 planning record
Estimated value
£683,000
- Since the 2000 sale (£180,000)+279%
- Against ME3 9RU's recent median (£262,500)+160%
Newest record on this page: November 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
217 m²
2336 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£683,000
- Against its 2000 sale (£180,000)+279%
- Against ME3 9RU's recent median (£262,500)+160%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for La Ponte is modelled from its 217 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 9RU. 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
217 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2000
Recent sales in ME3 9RU
5 sales, median £262,500 (2024–2014)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
La Ponte's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Sales timeline
1 June 2000Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9RU: £262,500 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in ME3 9RU
1 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU
Sold Nov 2024
£335,0002 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU
Sold Mar 2023
£262,500Lych Gate House, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU
Sold Sept 2019
£495,0003 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU
Sold May 2014
£137,5004 Elm Tree Cottages, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU
Sold Mar 2003
£90,000
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1 potential issue has already been flagged for La Ponte, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU. 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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About La Ponte
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
La Ponte is a detached house in Upper Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9RU). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 sits 279.4% above the 2000 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 59% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
La Ponte's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Nov 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 November 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against La Ponte, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at La Ponte, The Street, Upper Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RU
1decisions1extensions5documents4nearby
- Feb 2006Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Conversion of garage into habitable room with insertion of bay window and construction of single storey extension to rear
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/06/0107
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Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², La Ponte runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£829
Street avg £2,904
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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
Vicarage Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Leigh Academy Peninsula EastPrimary1.4km
Nearest stops
- Vicarage LaneBus stop61m
- Grain RoadBus stop800m
- The Nags HeadBus stop1.2km
- The Nags HeadBus stop1.2km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences877 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour398 reports20%
- Criminal Damage & Arson183 reports9%
- Other Theft116 reports6%
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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 9RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for La Ponte is modelled from its 217 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 9RU. 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. 1 sale is recorded for La Ponte. 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 La Ponte was lodged in November 2024 at band E and is valid until November 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to La Ponte. 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 11 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 9RU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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