Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Heights is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 4th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in The Heights, where floor areas span 30–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 23 units on file.
On the market in December 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. At 41 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 41 EPCs). Across 2009–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 40.4% above the 2014 sale price.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 August 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
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The Heights has no planning applications on record.
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£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 5 years.
£114,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 5 years.
19 December 2014Most recent
£114,000
+14.0%over 5 years17 September 2009
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 1DX: £166,000 (2025–2023).
The Heights, Flat 20, 32 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX
Sold Sept 2025
The Heights, Flat 1, 32 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX
Sold Sept 2025
The Heights, Flat 2, 32 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX
Sold Feb 2025
Flat B, 35 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX
Sold Aug 2024
The Heights, Flat 12, 32 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX
Sold Oct 2023
The Heights is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,780
Street avg £3,234
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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Crime
303/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bath Hard Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Fort Pitt Grammar School. 47 schools nearby.
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