23, Forge Lane, ME3 7AJ
23 Forge Lane is a 134 m² / 1,442 sq ft detached home in Higham. It sold for £407,000 in January 2011. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £682k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £468k to £651k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 1 June 2026.
- Sale history
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£407,000 on Jan 2011
- Internal area
- 134 square metres (1,442 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £3,037 per square metre (£282 per square foot) in Jan 2011. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £5,090 per square metre (£473 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Jan 2011 £407,000 £3,037 £682,006 £5,090 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 134 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.
- Valuation
- The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £682,006. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Higham are now selling for between £3,490 and £4,860 per square metre (£324 and £451 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 134 m², this implies a valuation between £468,000 and £651,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Type
- Detached
- Council tax band
- F
- Plot size
- 1,319 square metres (14,198 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
- Planning ref:
- August 2012 20120560
- Type:
- Full and householder planning application
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- 23 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Ken
- Description:
- Erection of two storey front and single storey side extension to form dining room, enlarged hallway, garage, utility room and shower room/wc at ground floor level with bedroom at first floor level constituting amendments to works approved by planning permission reference number 20110267.
- Summary:
- 15 September 2010 - energy performance certificate grade E
- Reason for EPC:
- None
- Tenure:
- Owner-occupied
- Property type:
- None , has 7 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1950 to 1966
- Area:
- 134 sqm (1,442 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
23 Forge Lane is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.
- HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £682,006.
- Based on an internal area of 134 m² and recent prices in Higham, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £468,000 to £651,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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