Yew Tree Lodge, Gore Green Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7HJ
About Yew Tree Lodge
Yew Tree Lodge is a detached house in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Yew Tree Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Yew Tree Lodge 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
Yew Tree Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£740,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7HJ: £425,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in ME3 7HJ
14 Gore Green Cottages, Gore Green Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7HJ
Sold Sept 2025
£450,00012 Gore Green Cottages, Gore Green Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7HJ
Sold Jan 2024
£340,000Whitcliffe, Gore Green Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7HJ
Sold Oct 2023
£540,0001 Gore Green Cottages, Gore Green Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7HJ
Sold Jun 2019
£290,000Tumblefields, Gore Green Road, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7HJ
Sold Sept 2004
£307,000
Versus other Gore Green Road homes
Yew Tree Lodge outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Chequers Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Higham Primary School. 2 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
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







