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4 Darwin Court, Gravel Walk, Rochester, ME1 1HP

5 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
43 m²
463 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 4 Darwin Court

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

4 Darwin Court is a 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 1991-1995 and council tax band B. 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. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 71.8% 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). Last sale on file: £152,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

4 Darwin Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2025

Current Certificate
Jun 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 30 June 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Darwin Court, Gravel Walk, Rochester, ME1 1HP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Darwin Court 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.

4 Darwin Court has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£145,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£152,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 March 2022Most recent

    £152,000

  2. 31 March 2022

    £152,000

    +26.7%over 6 years

  3. 7 January 2016

    £120,000

    +84.6%over 14 years

  4. 30 July 2001

    £64,995

    +85.7%over 4 years

  5. 10 October 1996

    £35,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 1HP: £152,000 (2026–2024).

On the street

Versus other Darwin Court homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 4 Darwin Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,535

Street avg £2,576

Strongly above

Floor Area

43 m²

Street avg 50 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Darwin Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£146k

1 Darwin Court, Gravel Walk

ME1 1HP

£139k

1 Cooks Wharf, High Street

ME1 1JR

£128k

1 Cloudesley House, Corporation Street

ME1 1FR

£170k

1 Five Bells Lane

ME1 1BW

£179k

1 Anne Figg Court, Weatherly Close

ME1 1AG

£180k

1 Bishops Walk, High Street

ME1 1JF

1 bed1 bath
£183k

1 Bourne Court, 247 High Street

ME1 1LT

£204k

1 Bellerophon House, Doust Way

ME1 1FG

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

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.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME1 1HP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

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 4 Darwin Court, Gravel Walk, Rochester, ME1 1HP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.