12 Chartwell Close, Rochester, ME2 4RJ
About 12 Chartwell Close
12 Chartwell Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 4RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 20.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 93% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £330,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 12 Chartwell Close, Rochester, ME2 4RJ
- Mar 2018DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Construction of a single storey side extension (demolition of existing garage)
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/18/0293
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Sales history & valuation
12 Chartwell Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 6 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
8 August 2019Most recent
£330,000
+83.3%over 5 years15 November 2013
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4RJ: £325,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME2 4RJ
Versus other Chartwell Close homes
12 Chartwell Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,648
Street avg £3,448
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Chatsworth Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hilltop Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB







