24 Rochester Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AH

24 Rochester Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 18.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 93% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2016.