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Get started15 Bulrush Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Chatham (ME5 9BN). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 is 28.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 26% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Extension: Single storey
Prior approval for the enlargement of a dwelling by construction of an additional storey. The maximum height proposed is 10.4m
15 Bulrush Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 9 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 9 years.
15 Bulrush Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,863
Street avg £2,511
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Larkspur Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Construction of a single storey side extension (demolition of existing detached garage)
2 more applications for this property
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10 March 2017Most recent
£335,000
+35.9%over 3 years9 September 2013
£246,500
-6.3%over 5 years18 April 2008
£263,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME5 9BN: £425,000 (2023–2017).
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
ME5 9BN
Closest school
0.5 km
Oaklands School. 19 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
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