23 Dombey Close, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7AE
About 23 Dombey Close
23 Dombey Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7AE). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft) and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 sits 95% above the 2013 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 21.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
23 Dombey Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 23 Dombey Close.
2 applications on record at 23 Dombey Close, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7AE
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear extension to form kitchen/dining room at ground floor level with two bedrooms at first floor level.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20060740
- More recent applications — locked
- FullAug 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
23 Dombey Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 April 2013Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7AE: £292,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in ME3 7AE
28 Dombey Close, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7AE
Sold Jun 2025
£385,00024 Dombey Close, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7AE
Sold Dec 2019
£263,00017 Dombey Close, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7AE
Sold Aug 2018
£292,00013 Dombey Close, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7AE
Sold Aug 2015
£252,00034 Dombey Close, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7AE
Sold Sept 2012
£187,000
Versus other Dombey Close homes
Floor Area for 23 Dombey Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,644
Street avg £2,614
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Forge Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Higham Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







