34 Rochester Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AH
About 34 Rochester Road
34 Rochester Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £522,000 sits 193.3% above the 2000 sale of £178,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 31.7% below the postcode norm. At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
34 Rochester Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
34 Rochester Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.2% per year over 4 years.
£178,000
Growth on file: 17.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
1 June 2000Most recent
£178,000
+74.5%over 3 years28 November 1996
£102,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1AH: £515,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in ME2 1AH
14 Rochester Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AH
Sold Oct 2023
£515,00050b, Rochester Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AH
Sold Jul 2023
£624,00050 Rochester Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AH
Sold Jul 2022
£600,00052 Rochester Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AH
Sold Oct 2021
£170,00032 Rochester Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AH
Sold Aug 2021
£390,000
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Versus other Rochester Road homes
34 Rochester Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,664
Street avg £2,955
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cuxton Marina — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Cuxton Community Junior School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB