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12 Highwood Close, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7BQ

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Highwood Close

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

12 Highwood Close is a semi-detached house in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since February 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 sits 180.5% above the 2002 sale of £164,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 27% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 6 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Highwood Close, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 12 Highwood Close, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7BQ

1decisions1extensions20documents2nearby
  1. Jan 2011
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Conversion of existing attached garage into a bedroom and bathroom/wc incorporating single storey rear extension to form a utility room and construction of access ramp at the front.

    Extension
    Documents
    20 docs on file
    Reference
    20100892
    Full record in report

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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.

12 Highwood Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£460,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.7% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2002)

£164,000

Growth on file: 17.7% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 February 2002Most recent

    £164,000

    +84.3%over 3 years

  2. 14 May 1998

    £89,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7BQ: £325,000 (2021–2010).

On the street

Versus other Highwood Close homes

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

12 Highwood Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,547

Street avg £3,145

Below

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Highwood Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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1 Church Close, Cliffe

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£365k

1 Chancery Road, Cliffe

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4 bed1 bath
£359k

1 Beech Grove, Higham

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£350k

1 Abbey Farm Cottages, Church Street, Higham

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£606k

1 Chalk Road, Higham

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5 bed
£617k

1 Copperfield Mews, Norah Lane, Higham

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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

0.2 km

School Lane Shops — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Higham Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 7BQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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