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Myrtle Villa, Button Drive, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9SR

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Myrtle Villa

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

Myrtle Villa is a detached house in Lower Stoke, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 9SR). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in August 2003. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 sits 84.6% above the 2003 sale of £207,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Myrtle Villa, Button Drive, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9SR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Myrtle Villa has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Myrtle Villa has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£383,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.4% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£207,500

Growth on file: 17.4% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 August 2003Most recent

    £207,500

    +162.7%over 6 years

  2. 7 August 1997

    £79,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 9SR: £195,000 (2021–2001).

On the street

Versus other Button Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Myrtle Villa outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

56 (D)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 48 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Myrtle Villa

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£368k

1 Brookside, Hoo

ME3 9AR

3 bed1 bath
£400k

1 Baryntyne Crescent, Hoo

ME3 9GE

£407k

1 Armstrong Close, Hoo

ME3 9TZ

4 bed2 bath
£410k

1 Beluncle Villas, Amber View, Stoke Road, Hoo

ME3 9LU

£348k

1 Abbots Court Cottages, Stoke Road, Hoo

ME3 9LR

£348k

1 Bredgar Terrace, Allhallows Road, Lower Stoke

ME3 9UA

4 bed
£425k

1 Braeburn Drive, Hoo

ME3 9US

£340k

1 Blackman Close, Hoo

ME3 9LF

3 bed1 bath
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

Button Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Leigh Academy Peninsula East. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 9SR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME3 9SR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 9SR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Myrtle Villa, Button Drive, Lower Stoke, Rochester, ME3 9SR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.