12 Higham Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SH
About 12 Higham Road
12 Higham Road is a semi-detached house in Cliffe, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 7SH). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £373,000 sits 148.7% above the 2003 sale of £149,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 49.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2008. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 12 Higham Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SH
- Jan 2008Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Insertion of dormer to rear to facilitate living accommodation in roof space and car parking area to front with access onto classified road
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/07/2054
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Sales history & valuation
12 Higham Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£373,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.3% per year over 3 years.
£149,995
Growth on file: 23.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
28 January 2003Most recent
£149,995
+104.1%over 3 years2 September 1999
£73,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 7SH: £272,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in ME3 7SH
6 Higham Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SH
Sold Sept 2024
£272,0003 Higham Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SH
Sold Apr 2023
£355,0002 Higham Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SH
Sold Nov 2016
£350,00016 Higham Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SH
Sold Nov 2016
£250,00010a, Higham Road, Cliffe, Rochester, ME3 7SH
Sold Dec 2012
£200,000
Versus other Higham Road homes
12 Higham Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,103
Street avg £3,012
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Norwood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







