What kind of home is 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB?

17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB sell for?

17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB last sold for £347,500 in February 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £222,500 in July 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between July 2003 and February 2016, 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB rose from £222,500 to £347,500, a change of £125,000. That works out to roughly +3.6% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in September 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB?

17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (1,421 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME2 3DB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB use?

The latest EPC at 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB?

17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in March 2021. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB?

17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB is in council tax band E.

Which area is 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB in?

17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB sits in Strood, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB?

Police records around 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB 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 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB?

The closest primary school to 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB is English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School (152m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Maritime Academy (784m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB?

The closest bus stop to 17 Hillside Avenue, ME2 3DB is English Martyrs Church, 137m away. The nearest rail option is Strood Rail Station, 455m away.

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17 Hillside Avenue, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3DB

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

132 m²

1421 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Hillside Avenue

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

17 Hillside Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Strood, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2021. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 30.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (February 2016).

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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

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDetached

Building

Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Hillside Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2025

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Hillside Avenue, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mar 2021
Loft ConversionOutline
In report
Application for lawful development certificate (proposed) for a loft conversion with construction of a roof extension to rear with gable walls on the boundary sides and a glass curtain wall to rear together with insertion of roof lights to existing roof slopes to front and side.
Agent
K Design
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
MC/21/0255
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Hillside Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£454,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£347,500

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

22 February 2016Most recent
£347,500
+21.9%over 8 years
29 November 2007
£285,000
+28.1%over 4 years
24 July 2003
£222,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 3DB: £300,000 (2018–2002).

Nearby sales in ME2 3DB

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On the street

Versus other Hillside Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Hillside Avenue is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,633

Street avg £2,154

Above

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 9.1 t/year

Strongly above

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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

English Martyrs Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School. 24 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 3DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 3DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low

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Common questions

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