What type of property is 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF sell for?

15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF last sold for £175,000 in October 2017, around 9 years ago. Before that, it sold for £90,000 in November 2007, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

Across 2 sales between November 2007 and October 2017, 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF rose from £90,000 to £175,000, a change of £85,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF have?

The current EPC rating for 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in March 2014. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF heated?

The latest EPC at 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF located?

15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF sits in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

Is 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF in a safe area?

Police records around 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

The closest primary school to 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF is Chattenden Primary School (624m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

The closest bus stop to 15 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF is Haig Villas, 368m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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15 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Searchlight Heights

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

15 Searchlight Heights is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8NF). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 12th smallest of 35 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. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. At 60 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 34 EPCs). Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 is 16.6% above the 2017 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
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingAllocated
BalconyYes

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.

15 Searchlight Heights's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Searchlight Heights 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£204,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£175,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

4 October 2017Most recent
£175,000
+94.4%over 9 years
30 November 2007
£90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8NF: £203,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in ME3 8NF

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.

Price per m²

£2,917

Street avg £2,823

On par

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Broadwood Road, Chattenden

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£705k

1 2 Dillywood Cottages, Dillywood Lane

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3 bed1 bath

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1 Bellwood Court, St Mary Hoo

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3 bed2 bath

£400k

1 Coe S Green, Chattenden

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4 bed

£417k

1 Apna House, Hoo Road, Wainscott

ME3 8AA

4 bed2 bath

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

9/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.

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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· 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

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 15 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.