The Chimes, Flat 17, Bishops Walk, Rochester, ME1 1AF

The Chimes is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 68 m² this is the 13th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in The Chimes, where floor areas span 29–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a loft. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in August 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 68 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 sits 239.7% above the 1998 sale of £63,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 56.2% below the postcode norm.