12 Gore Green Cottages, Gore Green Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7HJ

12 Gore Green Cottages is a semi-detached house in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2023–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 52.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 18.8% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in January 2024.