54 Rochester Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AH
About 54 Rochester Road
54 Rochester Road is a seven-bedroom detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (157 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £811,000 is 17.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 43.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £690,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
54 Rochester Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Oct 2018New BuildOutlineIn report
Application for approval of reserved matters being appearance, landscaping pursuant to planning permission MC/18/1228 - Outline application with some matters reserved (appearance and landscaping) for construction of a 4-bedroomed detached house with integral double garage (demolition of existing garage) This includes materials, boundary treatments and landscaping plan.
- Agent
- Rayner Davies Architects
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/18/2551
- Aug 2018New BuildOutlineIn report
Outline application with some matters reserved (appearance and landscaping) for construction of a 4-bedroomed detached house with integral double garage (demolition of existing garage)
- Agent
- Rayner Davies Architects
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/18/1228
What's in 54 Rochester Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AH's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 54 Rochester Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£811,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£690,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 March 2021Most recent
£690,000
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
Everything we know about 54 Rochester Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Rochester Road homes
On habitable rooms, 54 Rochester Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,151
Street avg £2,868
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB