5 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF
About 5 Searchlight Heights
5 Searchlight Heights is a detached house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8NF). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2017) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 3 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. At 63 m² this is the 17th 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 top.
Across 2016–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 118.3% above the 2018 sale of £68,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 59.8% below the postcode norm. At 63 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 35 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 8 years since the last transfer (March 2018).
Energy performance
5 Searchlight Heights's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 November 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
5 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
£149,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.8% per year over 2 years.
£68,250
Growth on file: 12.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2018Most recent
£68,250
+30.0%over 2 years20 January 2016
£52,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8NF: £205,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in ME3 8NF
43 Searchlight Heights, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8NF
Sold Nov 2025
£387,50011 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
£92,250
Versus other Searchlight Heights homes
On price per m², 5 Searchlight Heights runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,083
Street avg £2,964
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.3 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
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.
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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







