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4 sales on record
About 23 Rowan Lea
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Rowan Lea is a detached house in Chatham (ME5 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 33.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in April 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Dec 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2016)
£245,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 17 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.
Habitable Rooms for 23 Rowan Lea runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,706
Street avg £3,092
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 50 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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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