39 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF
About 39 Searchlight Heights
39 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 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Last sale on file: £290,000 in May 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£449/sq ft) was about 83.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 34 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
39 Searchlight Heights's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
39 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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 15 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
19 May 2022Most recent
£290,000
+16.0%over 3 years28 June 2018
£250,000
+2.0%over 11 months20 July 2017
£245,000
+53.1%over 9 years30 August 2007
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8NF: £203,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in ME3 8NF
11 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF
Sold Jan 2025
£205,00061 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF
Sold Dec 2024
£227,50017 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF
Sold Jan 2024
£203,0003 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF
Sold Aug 2023
£92,25021 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF
Sold Jul 2023
£106,000
Versus other Searchlight Heights homes
Price per m² for 39 Searchlight Heights runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,833
Street avg £3,137
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.2 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
0.4 km
Haig Villas — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Chattenden Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







