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25 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF

4 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£394,000

  • Since the 2019 sale (£320,000)+23%
  • Against ME3 8NF's recent median (£205,000)+92%

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
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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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

£394,000

  • Against its 2019 sale (£320,000)+23%
  • Against ME3 8NF's recent median (£205,000)+92%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 25 Searchlight Heights is modelled from its 80 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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

    80 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2013

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2019

  • 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
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

25 Searchlight Heights valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 November 2019Most recent

    £320,000

    +16.4%over 3 years

  2. 22 January 2016

    £275,000

    +37.5%over 2 years

  3. 18 February 2013

    £200,000

  4. 28 June 2007

    £200,000

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 25 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 25 Searchlight Heights

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

25 Searchlight Heights is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8NF). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £320,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 35 EPCs). Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 is 23.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 48.8% 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
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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.

25 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 04 Feb 2023

Current Certificate
Feb 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 4 February 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

25 Searchlight Heights has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 25 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF

1decisions1extensions7documents5nearby
  1. Jun 2016
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Construction of a single storey rear extension

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/16/1669
    Full record in report

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On the street

Versus other Searchlight Heights homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

25 Searchlight Heights outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,000

Street avg £3,244

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.1 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

0.4 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%

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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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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 25 Searchlight Heights is modelled from its 80 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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. 4 sales are recorded for 25 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 25 Searchlight Heights was lodged in February 2013 at band C and expired in February 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 25 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
25 Searchlight Heights is in council tax band D. 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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