River View, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EQ
About River View
River View is a detached house in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2018. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £832,000 is 20% above the 2019 sale price. Last sale on file: £693,333 in August 2019.
Energy performance
River View ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Floor insulation added or improved
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Planning history
River View 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.
Sales history & valuation
River View valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£832,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£693,333
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 August 2019Most recent
£693,333
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7EQ: £640,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in ME3 7EQ
Atbara, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EQ
Sold Oct 2023
£515,000Syringa, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EQ
Sold Mar 2021
£720,000Woodlands, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EQ
Sold Oct 2020
£750,000Tuckers, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EQ
Sold Feb 2020
£640,000Ardna Grena, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7EQ
Sold Oct 2018
£472,500
Versus other Gravesend Road homes
River View outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,286
Street avg £4,721
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Hollytree Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Higham Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







