What kind of home is 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA sell for?

22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA last sold for £375,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA have?

The current EPC rating for 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 41% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME2 1AA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA use?

The latest EPC at 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA in?

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

What is crime like near 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

Police records around 22 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.

What schools are near 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

The closest primary school to 22 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 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA?

The closest bus stop to 22 Hillcrest Drive, ME2 1AA is The White Hart, 79m away. The nearest rail option is Cuxton Rail Station, 229m away.

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22 Hillcrest Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AA

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 22 Hillcrest Drive

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

22 Hillcrest Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Cuxton, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 is 27.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

GarageIntegral
BalconyYes

Building

Central heatingYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 22 Hillcrest Drive, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

22 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£477,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£375,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 May 2021Most recent
£375,000

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

Nearby sales in ME2 1AA

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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 habitable rooms, 22 Hillcrest Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,125

Street avg £3,398

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Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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

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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

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70 dB

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