What kind of home is 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is a semi-detached house.

What did 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA sell for?

17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA last sold for £72,000 in March 2000, around 26 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

The current EPC rating for 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in July 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (635 sq ft). That makes it about 34% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME2 1AA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA use?

The latest EPC at 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

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

Which area is 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA in?

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

Is 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA show an average of 240 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

The closest primary school to 17 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.

How well connected is 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

The closest bus stop to 17 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is The White Hart, 79m away. The nearest rail option is Cuxton Rail Station, 229m away.

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17 Hillcrest Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AA

Estimated value

£307,000

Since the 2000 sale (£72,000)+326%
Against ME2 1AA's recent median (£338,000)-9%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

59 m²

635 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£307,000

Against its 2000 sale (£72,000)+326%
Against ME2 1AA's recent median (£338,000)-9%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Hillcrest Drive is modelled from its 59 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME2 1AA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
59 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2013
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2000
Recent sales in ME2 1AA
5 sales, median £338,000 (2025–2022)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Hillcrest Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Sales timeline

6 March 2000Most recent
£72,000

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

Nearby sales in ME2 1AA

Risks

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Overview

About 17 Hillcrest Drive

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

17 Hillcrest Drive is a semi-detached house in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in March 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 sits 326.4% above the 2000 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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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 16 Jul 2023

Current Certificate

Jul 2013

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 16 July 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Hillcrest Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Hillcrest Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

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.

17 Hillcrest Drive is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,220

Street avg £3,503

Strongly below

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Above

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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

240/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.

Nearest schools

Cuxton Community Infant SchoolPrimary447m
Cuxton Community Junior SchoolPrimary502m
The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)Primary1.5km
Cedar Children's AcademyPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

The White HartBus stop79m
The White HartBus stop138m
Scout HutBus stop165m
Cuxton Rail StationRailway station229m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,446 reports38%
Anti-social Behaviour688 reports18%
Shoplifting341 reports9%
Criminal Damage & Arson305 reports8%

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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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 17 Hillcrest Drive is modelled from its 59 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME2 1AA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 17 Hillcrest Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Hillcrest Drive was lodged in July 2013 at band D and expired in July 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Hillcrest Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME2 1AA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 17 Hillcrest Drive is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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