Flat 1, 23 New Covenant Place, Rochester, ME1 1BA
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Flat 1 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.
Sales history & valuation
Flat 1 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 1BA: £290,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in ME1 1BA
16 New Covenant Place, Rochester, ME1 1BA
Sold Jul 2022
£365,0009 New Covenant Place, Rochester, ME1 1BA
Sold Oct 2018
£290,00012 New Covenant Place, Rochester, ME1 1BA
Sold Jul 2018
£325,00018 New Covenant Place, Rochester, ME1 1BA
Sold Oct 2010
£200,0007 New Covenant Place, Rochester, ME1 1BA
Sold Jan 2004
£175,000
Versus other New Covenant Place homes
Flat 1 is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bath Hard Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Fort Pitt Grammar School. 46 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB