8b Haig Villas, Main Road, Chattenden, Rochester, ME3 8PP

8b Haig Villas is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chattenden, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8PP). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 sits 801.6% above the 2003 sale of £32,498. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 71.4% below the postcode norm. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs).