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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
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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 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 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 £227,000 is 26.1% 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

Current Certificate
Nov 2010

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

Certificate validity

Expired on 23 November 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
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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

£227,000

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 £3,242

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 1.6 t/year

Above
Before you decide

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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

303/mo

Falling 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.

Go deeper on the local area

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.