Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Darwin Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 74). Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 5th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 40 units on file.
Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 80.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 39 EPCs).
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Certificate validity
Valid until 16 October 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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16 Darwin Court 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.
Price for 16 Darwin Court has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 23 years.
£158,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 23 years.
23 October 2017Most recent
£158,000
+26.4%over 2 years27 February 2015
£125,000
+0.8%over 6 years22 May 2008
£124,000
+13.8%over 1 year23 May 2006
£109,000
+240.6%over 9 years27 March 1997
£32,000
-5.9%over 2 years26 March 1995
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 1HP: £152,000 (2026–2024).
2 Darwin Court, Gravel Walk, Rochester, ME1 1HP
Sold Apr 2026
40 Darwin Court, Gravel Walk, Rochester, ME1 1HP
Sold Nov 2025
29 Darwin Court, Gravel Walk, Rochester, ME1 1HP
Sold Jul 2025
30 Darwin Court, Gravel Walk, Rochester, ME1 1HP
Sold May 2025
21 Darwin Court, Gravel Walk, Rochester, ME1 1HP
Sold Jul 2024
16 Darwin Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,674
Street avg £2,572
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 50 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
303/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Delce Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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