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1 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF

Estimated value

£216,000

  • Since the 2018 sale (£175,000)+23%
  • Against ME3 8NF's recent median (£205,000)+5%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band B
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£216,000

  • Against its 2018 sale (£175,000)+23%
  • Against ME3 8NF's recent median (£205,000)+5%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Searchlight Heights is modelled from its 67 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8NF. 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

    67 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2014

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2018

  • Recent sales in ME3 8NF

    5 sales, median £205,000 (2025–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sales timeline

  1. 6 March 2018Most recent

    £175,000

    +25.0%over 3 years

  2. 12 January 2015

    £139,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8NF: £205,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Searchlight Heights

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

1 Searchlight Heights is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8NF). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 67 m² this is the 18th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

8 years since the last transfer (March 2018). At 67 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 35 EPCs). Across 2015–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 23.4% above the 2018 sale price.

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
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Searchlight Heights's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 August 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Searchlight Heights has no planning applications on record.

5

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 Searchlight Heights homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Searchlight Heights runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,612

Street avg £2,855

Below

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly below
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

0.4 km

Haig Villas — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Chattenden Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Chattenden Primary SchoolPrimary624m
  • St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary975m
  • Leigh Academy Hundred of HooAll-through1.2km
  • Leigh Academy Hundred of HooAll-through1.2km

Nearest stops

  • Haig VillasBus stop368m
  • Broadwood RoadBus stop418m
  • Main RoadBus stop453m
  • Chattenden LaneBus stop539m

Most reported crime locally

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

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8NF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Searchlight Heights is modelled from its 67 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8NF. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Searchlight Heights. 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 1 Searchlight Heights was lodged in August 2014 at band C and expired in August 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Searchlight Heights. 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 13 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 8NF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Searchlight Heights is in council tax band B. 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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