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Rowan Lea, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0BQ LOCATION Contents LOCATION Introduction An invaluable insight into your new home This Location Information brochure offers an informed overview of Rowan Lea as a potential new home, along with essential material about its surrounding area and its local community. It provides a valuable insight for any prospective owner or tenant. We wanted to provide you with information that you can absorb quickly, so we have presented it as visually as possible, making use of maps, icons, tables, graphs and charts. Overall, the brochure contains information about: The Property - including property details, floor plans, room details, photographs and Energy Performance Certificate. Transport - including locations of bus and coach stops, railway stations and ferry ports. Health - including locations, contact details and organisational information on the nearest GPs, pharmacies, hospitals and dentists. Local Policing - including locations, contact details and information about local community policing and the nearest police station, as well as police officers assigned to the area. Education - including locations of infant, primary and secondary schools and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each key stage. Local Amenities - including locations of local services and facilities - everything from convenience stores to leisure centres, golf courses, theatres and DIY centres. Census - We have given a breakdown of the local community's age, employment and educational statistics. Regal Estates 57 Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PY 01227 763888 LOCATION The Property ROWAN LEA, CHATHAM £190,000 x1 x1 x1 Bedrooms Living Rooms Bathrooms Where you are LOCATION ROWAN LEA, CHATHAM £190,000 Regal Estates 57 Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PY 01227 763888 LOCATION ROWAN LEA, CHATHAM £190,000 Regal Estates 57 Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PY 01227 763888 LOCATION Features Regal Estates are delighted to offer to the market this fantastic one double bedroom semi-detached house in a very quiet area with local amenities close by including schools, supermarkets and easy access to the M2. The property comprises a large open plan lounge/kitchen on the ground floor while upstairs there is a large double bedroom and bathroom. Outside there is a fantastic sized garden ideal for entertaining, along with an off road allocated parking space. This is in our opinion one of the best properties available for any first time buyer or couple looking to get onto the property ladder. Lounge/Kitchen - Large open plan lounge/kitchen, two windows to the front, radiator under window in lounge area. The kitchen has a built in oven and hob with under counter space for a washing machine or dishwasher and a built in larder cupboard. 5.64m x 3.91m (18'6 x 12'10) Bedroom - Great sized bright and airy double bedroom, window to front with radiator under. 3.58m x 3.91m (11'9 x 12'10) Bathroom - Electric shower over the bath, mainly tiled. Window to front Outside - Outside there is an allocated parking space which leads to a wonderful garden to the front of the house, partially enclosed by fencing and perfect for entertaining friends and family with a large decking area. There are also two wooden sheds for storage and a further cupboard by the front door ideal for storing the recycling. Regal Estates 57 Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PY 01227 763888 LOCATION Floor Plans Regal Estates 57 Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PY 01227 763888 Energy LOCATION Performance Certificate Below is the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for Rowan Lea Energy Performance Certificates illustrate the energy efficiency of homes on a scale from A to G. Those in Band A are the most efficient, and will usually have the lowest fuel bills. The same scale is used to define the impact of a property on the environment. Higher rated homes will usually have less impact through carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. To put this in perspective, the average property in the UK is in band D or E for both ratings. The Certificate also makes energy saving recommendations that may help reduce future energy bills. In some cases, these can be financed under the Government's Green Deal. In effect, Green Deal offers UK home-owners a loan, which is repaid through regular electricity bills. The main loan condition (the "Golden Rule") is that the amount saved each year on energy bills should be more than the cost of annual loan repayments. Note that the loan stays with the house when owners move on. Regal Estates 57 Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PY 01227 763888 LOCATION Prices How does Rowan Lea compare to the county and national average? Whether you are selling, buying, letting or renting it is always useful to know the prices that local properties have recently sold for. The table below contains local, average and national sold prices for the period 1/7/2016 to 31/1/2017 for all types of property allowing you to get a sense of the current market conditions. Post code / County / National Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flats/Maisonettes ME5 £360113 £257660 £207551 £130286 Kent £493329 £309045 £254112 £182678 National £388720 £242324 £232459 £275086 Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/2010 to 31/1/2017. © Crown copyright 2014. Regal Estates 57 Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PY 01227 763888 LOCATION Authorities Get to know your local authorities Local government directly affects quality of life, particularly when it comes to council tax, planning, waste disposal and the impact of local policies. You may want to investigate how this is likely to affect you if you decide to move. There are nearly 400 local authorities in England, with five different types of local government structure. These can be broadly divided into single-tier and two-tier authorities. Single-tier authorities are Metropolitan Authorities, London Boroughs and Unitary or Shire Authorities. Two-tier authorities have both a County Council, and a District Council or City Council. There are also around 10,000 parish and town councils, effectively creating an additional tier in some areas - mostly, but not exclusively, in rural areas. The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) represents and works on behalf of these community councils and is a useful contact point. The local authority locations and contact details for Rowan Lea are: Shire / County / District Website Address Contact details t: 01634 306000 Medway Council http://www.medway.gov.uk Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TR f: 01634 732756 (English Unitary) e: [email protected] Disclaimer: The information displayed above has been obtained using the property's postcode in proximity to its local authority. It is recommended that this information is independently verified. LOCATION Transport Links Become familiar with public transport links Being able to choose to travel by public transport is important for many reasons. It helps to reduce congestion, provides access to work and education, and facilitates use of health and leisure facilities. If you or your family members travel abroad, access to the nearest ferry terminals is also likely to be a significant factor in choosing a new property. Using the maps below, you can pinpoint the precise locations of transport links for Rowan Lea. Tables for each type of transport indicate the property's distance from the nearest bus stops, railway stations, coach stops and ferry terminals (providing that these facilities are within the scale proximity of the maps.) Transport Links LOCATION Transport Links Airports Approx Distance London Southend Airport 15.52 miles Biggin Hill Airport 21.99 miles London City Airport 23.17 miles Lydd London Ashford Airport 33.15 miles London Gatwick Airport 33.65 miles Ferry ports Approx Distance Gravesend Pier 9.22 miles Tilbury Ferry Terminal 9.51 miles Wallasea Island Ferry Landing 20.85 miles Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing 21.47 miles Woolwich Arsenal Pier 22.1 miles Woolwich Ferry South Pier 22.43 miles Woolwich Ferry North Pier 22.55 miles Barrier Gardens Pier 23.25 miles Disclaimer: The information represented in this section has been sourced from the Department of Transport's Open Data and is based on the property's postcode. It is recommended that this information is independently verified. Regal Estates 57 Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PY 01227 763888 LOCATION Transport Links Train Stations Approx Distance Chatham Rail Station 1.28 miles Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station 1.47 miles Rochester Rail Station 1.86 miles Strood Rail Station 2.72 miles Rainham (Kent) Rail Station 3.06 miles Cuxton Rail Station 3.43 miles Halling Rail Station 4.22 miles Snodland Rail Station 4.68 miles Bus Stops Approx Distance Street End Road 0.04 miles Street End Road 0.07 miles Mill Lane 0.15 miles Mill Lane 0.16 miles Medway Queen 0.2 miles Durrell Gardens 0.21 miles Durrell Gardens 0.22 miles Medway Queen 0.22 miles Coach Stops Approx Distance Chatham (Medway): Town Centre Bus Stop 1.42 miles Gillingham (Medway): Town Centre Bus Stop 1.51 miles Rochester (Medway): Town Centre Bus Stop 2.05 miles Gillingham (Medway): Hempstead Valley Coach Stop 2.25 miles Maidstone: Chequers Centre Bus Station 6.49 miles Gravesend: Windmill Street Coach Stop 8.86 miles Ebbsfleet Intl Rail Station: Coach Stop 10.81 miles Dartford: Bluewater Bus Station 12.45 miles Disclaimer: The information represented in this section has been sourced from the Department of Transport's Open Data and is based on the property's postcode. It is recommended that this information is independently verified. Regal Estates 57 Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PY 01227 763888 LOCATION Education How are local schools performing? If schools are important to you, then this section sets out the published Key Performance Indicators for schools near to your prospective new home.