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6 sales on record
About 12 Rowan Lea
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Rowan Lea is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chatham (ME5 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 449 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 95.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £195,000. Across the public record there are 6 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. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
12 Rowan Lea's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jul 2021
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 12 Rowan Lea has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2021)
£195,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Rowan Lea homes
Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 12 Rowan Lea lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,677
Street avg £3,062
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chatham district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME5 0BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 76 points of interest in total.
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