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6 sales on record
About 16 Chaffinch Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Chaffinch Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chatham (ME5 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 13.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 134.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £190,000. 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. At 42 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 44 EPCs). 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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jun 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 16 Chaffinch Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£190,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Chaffinch Close homes
Four headline reads against 44 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 16 Chaffinch Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,524
Street avg £2,648
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 55 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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME5 7RG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 73 points of interest in total.
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