1 Tuffs Cottages, Grain Road, Middle Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RW
About 1 Tuffs Cottages
1 Tuffs Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Middle Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9RW). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £317,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 188.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Tuffs Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Tuffs Cottages.
1 application on record at 1 Tuffs Cottages, Grain Road, Middle Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RW
- Jul 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Construction of a two storey side extension
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/10/1988
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Tuffs Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 21 years.
£317,500
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
21 April 2022Most recent
£317,500
+27.0%over 2 years19 September 2019
£250,000
+92.3%over 9 years25 May 2010
£129,995
+205.9%over 9 years3 April 2001
£42,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9RW: £265,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in ME3 9RW
2 Tuffs Cottages, Grain Road, Middle Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RW
Sold Dec 2021
£265,000Saffron, Grain Road, Middle Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RW
Sold Sept 2019
£275,0003 Tuffs Cottages, Grain Road, Middle Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RW
Sold Nov 2000
£69,9954 Tuffs Cottages, Grain Road, Middle Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9RW
Sold Jun 1998
£40,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Grain Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







