What type of property is 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA last sold for £165,000 in October 2006, around 20 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £73,000 in March 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

Across 3 sales between March 2000 and October 2006, 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA rose from £73,000 to £165,000, a change of £92,000. That works out to roughly +13.3% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

The current EPC rating for 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in September 2014. It has dropped from a C recorded in August 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (678 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME2 1AA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is in council tax band C.

Where is 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA located?

16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA sits in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

Police records around 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

The closest primary school to 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is Cuxton Community Infant School (447m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Strood (2.7km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

The closest bus stop to 16 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is The White Hart, 79m away. The nearest rail option is Cuxton Rail Station, 229m away.

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16 Hillcrest Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AA

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

63 m²

678 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Hillcrest Drive

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

16 Hillcrest Drive is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in October 2006. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 sits 83% above the 2006 sale of £165,000. At 63 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 18 EPCs).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Sept 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Sept 2014

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Hillcrest Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Hillcrest Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

16 Hillcrest Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£302,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.3% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£165,000

Growth on file: 13.3% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

18 October 2006Most recent
£165,000
+7.1%over 2 years
17 June 2004
£154,000
+111.0%over 4 years
30 March 2000
£73,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1AA: £338,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Hillcrest Drive homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 16 Hillcrest Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,619

Street avg £3,426

Strongly below

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The White Hart — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Cuxton Community Infant School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 1AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 1AA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.2dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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