What did The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF sell for?

The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF last sold for £125,000 in June 2006, around 20 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £44,000 in December 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF changed over time?

Across 3 sales between December 1997 and June 2006, The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF rose from £44,000 to £125,000, a change of £81,000. That works out to roughly +13% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF have?

The current EPC rating for The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in October 2025. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF?

The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (474 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME1 1AF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF use?

The latest EPC at The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF?

The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF is in council tax band C.

Which area is The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF in?

The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF sits in Rochester. It falls within the ME1 postcode district.

Is The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF in a safe area?

Police records around The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF show an average of 303 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF?

The closest primary school to The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF is St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School (252m), one of 29 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Fort Pitt Grammar School (855m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF?

The closest bus stop to The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, ME1 1AF is East Row, 126m away. The nearest rail option is Rochester Rail Station, 370m away.

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The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, Rochester, ME1 1AF

3 sales on record

Bedroom

Floor area

44 m²

474 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About The Chimes

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Chimes is a one-bedroom property in Rochester (ME1 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 44 m² this is the 6th 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. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 74).

Held since June 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 49.6% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 43.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Chimes's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate

Oct 2025

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

1.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 October 2035

9 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Chimes, Flat 3, Bishops Walk, Rochester, ME1 1AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Chimes has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Current estimate

£187,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.0% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£125,000

Growth on file: 13.0% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

22 June 2006Most recent
£125,000
+7.5%over 2 years
29 April 2004
£116,250
+164.2%over 6 years
5 December 1997
£44,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 1AF: £160,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in ME1 1AF

On the street

Versus other Bishops Walk homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for The Chimes runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,841

Street avg £2,942

On par

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 48 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochester district page.

Full Rochester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

303/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

East Row — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 40 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME1 1AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME1 1AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

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