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Faraday House, Flat 14, High Street, Rochester, ME1 1EZ

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 2nd
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Faraday House

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

Faraday House is an end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. At 140 m² this is the 16th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in Faraday House, where floor areas span 37–145 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 17 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home.

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold November 2025 for £315,000. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2023. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2022–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Faraday House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era2nd Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) wallsLow flood risk

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Faraday House, Flat 14, High Street, Rochester, ME1 1EZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Faraday House, Flat 14, High Street, Rochester, ME1 1EZ

1decisions15documents12nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Jun 2023
    Full
    Outcome in report

    Retrospective application for the replacement of existing five windows; four roof lights windows incorporating two windows to the rear; two windows to the side; one dormer window to the front; one set of rear doors leading to the terrace to be replaced with UPVC and roof lights to external aluminium with a UPVC internal casement.

    RetrospectiveNew Windows
    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/23/0852
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on Faraday House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£308,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£315,000

Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 November 2025Most recent

    £315,000

    +3.3%over 3 years

  2. 24 February 2022

    £305,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 1EZ: £185,000 (2022–2019).

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Faraday House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,250

Street avg £2,527

Strongly below

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME1 1EZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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