Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Kodgers Cottage, Button Drive, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9SR
Estimated value
£362,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£312,000)+16%
- Against ME3 9SR's recent median (£195,000)+86%
Newest record on this page: February 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£362,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£312,000)+16%
- Against ME3 9SR's recent median (£195,000)+86%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Kodgers Cottage is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 9SR. 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
71 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2020
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ME3 9SR
5 sales, median £195,000 (2016–1997)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2021 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
5 February 2021Most recent
£312,000
+60.0%over 13 years3 September 2007
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9SR: £195,000 (2016–1997).
Nearby sales in ME3 9SR
Valdon, Button Drive, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9SR
Sold Apr 2016
£315,000Clematis Cottage, Button Drive, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9SR
Sold Jun 2012
£195,000Myrtle Villa, Button Drive, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9SR
Sold Aug 2003
£207,500Moomba, Button Drive, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9SR
Sold May 1996
£74,000
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About Kodgers Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Kodgers Cottage is a detached house in Lower Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9SR). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 is 16% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 97% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £312,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Kodgers Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Jun 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 June 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Kodgers Cottage, Button Drive, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9SR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Kodgers Cottage has no planning applications on record.
4
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Button Drive homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Kodgers Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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
Button Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Leigh Academy Peninsula EastPrimary135m
Nearest stops
- Button DriveBus stop65m
- The Nags HeadBus stop314m
- The Nags HeadBus stop338m
- The ChimniesBus stop790m
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 9SR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB
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 Kodgers Cottage is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 9SR. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Kodgers Cottage. 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 Kodgers Cottage was lodged in June 2020 at band E and is valid until June 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Kodgers Cottage. 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 13 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 9SR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Kodgers Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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