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1 Anchor House, Valetta Way, Rochester, ME1 1FD

EPC BNotable views5 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
41 m²
446 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Anchor House

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

1 Anchor House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1FD). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 446 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2010) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include notable views.

On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 41 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 31.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 125% 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

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Heating systemAir source
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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.

1 Anchor House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Anchor House, Valetta Way, Rochester, ME1 1FD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Anchor House has no planning applications on record.

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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.

1 Anchor House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£236,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£180,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 April 2015Most recent

    £180,000

    +18.0%over 10 years
  2. 3 December 2004

    £152,500

    +25.0%over 2 years
  3. 28 March 2002

    £121,995

    +28.4%over 1 year
  4. 30 May 2000

    £95,000

    +33.8%over 3 years
  5. 21 February 1997

    £71,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 1FD: £205,000 (2022–2016).

On the street

Versus other Valetta Way homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Anchor House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,347

Street avg £3,253

Strongly above

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Anchor House

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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
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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Valetta Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 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 1FD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME1 1FD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME1 1FD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Anchor House, Valetta Way, Rochester, ME1 1FD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.