11 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7AS

11 Forge Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7AS). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 sits 65.8% above the 2008 sale of £310,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.