What type of property is 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA last sold for £280,000 in February 2026. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £55,450 in December 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

Across 4 sales between December 1997 and February 2026, 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA rose from £55,450 to £280,000, a change of £224,550. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in September 2025. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 8BA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA located?

17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA sits in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

Is 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA show an average of 163 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

The closest primary school to 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA is Leigh Academy High Halstow (378m).

What transport links are near 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA?

The closest bus stop to 17 Valentine Drive, ME3 8BA is Longfield Avenue, 102m away. In total there are 16 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Valentine Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8BA

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£277,000

Since the 2026 sale (£280,000)-1%
Against ME3 8BA's recent median (£185,000)+50%

Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£277,000

Against its 2026 sale (£280,000)-1%
Against ME3 8BA's recent median (£185,000)+50%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Valentine Drive is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8BA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
53 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2025
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2026
Recent sales in ME3 8BA
5 sales, median £185,000 (2015–2012)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Valentine Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Sales timeline

25 February 2026Most recent
£280,000
+185.7%over 23 years
1 November 2002
£97,995
+27.3%over 1 year
26 April 2001
£77,000
+38.9%over 3 years
30 December 1997
£55,450

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8BA: £185,000 (2015–2012).

Nearby sales in ME3 8BA

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 17 Valentine Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8BA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 17 Valentine Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Valentine Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 71).

Most recent transfer was February 2026 at £280,000 — fresh data. Across 1997–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 197.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 7 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingAllocated

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Sept 2025

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 September 2035

8 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Valentine Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Valentine Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Valentine Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Valentine Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,283

Street avg £2,583

Strongly above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochester district page.

Full Rochester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

163/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Longfield Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Leigh Academy High Halstow. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

Leigh Academy High HalstowPrimary378m

Nearest stops

Longfield AvenueBus stop102m
Longfield AvenueBus stop143m
Harrison DriveBus stop322m
Half Moon WayBus stop475m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences877 reports45%
Anti-social Behaviour398 reports20%
Criminal Damage & Arson183 reports9%
Other Theft116 reports6%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 8BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 17 Valentine Drive is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8BA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 17 Valentine Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Valentine Drive was lodged in September 2025 at band C and is valid until September 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Valentine Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 16 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 8BA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 17 Valentine Drive is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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