The Heights, Flat 21, 32 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX
About The Heights
The Heights is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 3rd 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.
At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (49 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £156,500 in May 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 65.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Central heatingYes
- ConciergeYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
The Heights's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
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Planning history
The Heights 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 13 years.
£156,500
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2022Most recent
£156,500
+11.8%over 2 years29 October 2019
£140,000
+12.0%over 4 years10 September 2015
£125,000
+30.2%over 5 years28 October 2009
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 1DX: £166,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in ME1 1DX
The Heights, Flat 20, 32 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX
Sold Sept 2025
£166,000The Heights, Flat 1, 32 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX
Sold Sept 2025
£185,000The Heights, Flat 2, 32 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX
Sold Feb 2025
£173,000Flat A, 35 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX
Sold Aug 2024
£98,112The Heights, Flat 12, 32 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DX
Sold Oct 2023
£127,000
Versus other New Road homes
Habitable Rooms for The Heights lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,603
Street avg £3,197
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Fort Pitt Grammar School. 47 schools nearby.
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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






