What type of property is 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF sell for?

17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF last sold for £203,000 in January 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £74,000 in October 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF changed over time?

Across 4 sales between October 2007 and January 2024, 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF rose from £74,000 to £203,000, a change of £129,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

The current EPC rating for 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in July 2023. It has improved from a C recorded in June 2012. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (614 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 8NF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

17 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 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF located?

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

How safe is the area around 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

Police records around 17 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 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

The closest primary school to 17 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 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF?

The closest bus stop to 17 Searchlight Heights, ME3 8NF is Haig Villas, 368m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF

EPC B4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

57 m²

614 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 17 Searchlight Heights

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

17 Searchlight Heights is a two-bedroom detached house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8NF). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2023) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good. At 57 m² this is the 7th 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 top.

At 57 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 34 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £203,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 33% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Building

TenureFreehold
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.

17 Searchlight Heights ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2023

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2023from Jun 2012

EPC improved fromC80toB81

Walls

GoodVery Good

Wall insulation improved

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 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.

17 Searchlight Heights has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.

Current estimate

£215,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£203,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

26 January 2024Most recent
£203,000
+11.5%over 4 years
10 January 2020
£182,000
+42.7%over 6 years
7 October 2013
£127,500
+72.3%over 5 years
8 October 2007
£74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8NF: £200,000 (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.

On epc rating, 17 Searchlight Heights stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,561

Street avg £2,777

Above

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 57 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly above

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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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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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Common questions

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