Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started1 Chequers Close, Chatham, ME5 9SR
1 planning record
About 1 Chequers Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Chequers Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Chatham (ME5 9SR). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 122% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £380,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Chequers Close, Chatham, ME5 9SR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2018Tree WorksTreesGranted
TPO application to reduce height by 3m, 2m reduction of the crown and remove dead branches on 1 x Hornbeam tree
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£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2025)
£380,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Chequers Close homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 1 Chequers Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,507
Street avg £3,578
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chatham district page.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Celestine Close — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME5 9SR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 42 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Chequers Close, Chatham, ME5 9SR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.