What type of property is 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG?

12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG sell for?

12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG last sold for £330,000 in December 2020, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £179,500 in December 2002, so prices have been rising over 18 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2002 and December 2020, 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG rose from £179,500 to £330,000, a change of £150,500. That works out to roughly +3.4% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG?

The current EPC rating for 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in July 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG?

12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (629 sq ft), around 19 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 7BG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG?

12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG is in council tax band D.

Where is 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG located?

12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG sits in Higham, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG?

Police records around 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG?

The closest primary school to 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG is Higham Primary School (689m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Strood (2.5km).

What is the nearest station to 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG?

The closest bus stop to 12 Fairview Drive, ME3 7BG is School Lane Shops, 289m away. The nearest rail option is Higham Rail Station, 1.1km away.

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12 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7BG

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

58 m²

629 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Fairview Drive

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

12 Fairview Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7BG). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 629 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 21.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 136.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £330,000.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Fairview Drive'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 04 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Fairview Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

£401,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£330,000

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

18 December 2020Most recent
£330,000
+83.8%over 18 years
17 December 2002
£179,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7BG: £380,000 (2021–2018).

Nearby sales in ME3 7BG

On the street

Versus other Fairview Drive homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Fairview Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,648

Street avg £3,261

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

School Lane Shops — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Higham Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 7BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 7BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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