22 Dorchester Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JB
About 22 Dorchester Close
22 Dorchester Close is a mid-terrace house in Cliffe Woods, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8JB). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 42.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 43.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
22 Dorchester Close 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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£129,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 January 2007Most recent
£129,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8JB: £190,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in ME3 8JB
12 Dorchester Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JB
Sold Nov 2025
£193,00011 Dorchester Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JB
Sold Aug 2025
£180,0001 Dorchester Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JB
Sold Jun 2024
£190,00024 Dorchester Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JB
Sold Dec 2023
£255,00016 Dorchester Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, ME3 8JB
Sold Jul 2019
£145,000
Versus other Dorchester Close homes
22 Dorchester Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,094
Street avg £3,005
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.2 km
Tennyson Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Cliffe Woods Primary School. 4 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
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







