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About 16 Birchfields
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Birchfields is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chatham (ME5 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 66.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 15 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Sold August 2022 for £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2022)
£335,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Birchfields homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 16 Birchfields stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,284
Street avg £3,019
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Princes Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME5 8AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 47 points of interest in total.
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