HIGH TOR, GORSE ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 3LR - £440,000

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HIGH TOR is a very small detached house of 71m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £437,016. It was last sold for £440,000 in May 2025, which was around 18% below the average May 2025 detached price in the Medway local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2025, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

HIGH TOR Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for HIGH TOR since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Medway local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two HIGH TOR sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2025 1 MAY	£440,000	£535,183	18% below HPI
2004 29 JAN	£227,500	£242,207	6% below HPI

HIGH TOR Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Medway local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two HIGH TOR sales from January 2004 and May 2025 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the January 2004 sale was for 6% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 6% below the HPI over time, until the May 2025 sale, where it falls to 18% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 18% below the HPI.

What might HIGH TOR be worth now?

HIGH TOR might now be worth an estimated £437,016.

This is based on house price deflation of 0.7%, between May 2025 and October 2025, for detached houses, in the Medway local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 0.7% deflationary decrease is applied to the most recent sale price for HIGH TOR of £440,000 on 1st May 2025. For the value to have decreased from £440,000 to £437,016 over the seven months to October 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of HIGH TOR has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Medway local authority area.
• The May 2025 sale price of £440,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of HIGH TOR has not materially changed since May 2025.

How Large is HIGH TOR?

HIGH TOR is 71m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2025. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Rochester, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Rochester, and where HIGH TOR lies on this distribution: 5% of detached houses houses are smaller than HIGH TOR, and 95% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Rochester.

HIGH TOR: Plot and Title Map

HIGH TOR sits on a plot of roughly 0.125 of an acre, or 507m². The below map shows the location of HIGH TOR, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of HIGH TOR). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is HIGH TOR?

HIGH TOR is located on GORSE ROAD in ROCHESTER, in the ME2 postcode district. The below map shows the position of HIGH TOR on GORSE ROAD.