32 Rochester Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AH

32 Rochester Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.

At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 137.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £390,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.