San Francisco, Taylors Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JU
About San Francisco
San Francisco is a detached house in Higham, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7JU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in March 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 sits 396.3% above the 1995 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 63.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at San Francisco, Taylors Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JU
- Jul 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension to form an enlarged lounge, study/bedroom, storage room and a car port.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20030452
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionJul 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
San Francisco's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 1995Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7JU: £1,050,000 (2015–1995).
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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
0.3 km
Steadman Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Higham Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB