5 Kent Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AR
About 5 Kent Road
5 Kent Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Last sale on file: £250,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 12% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 45.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Kent Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Kent Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
1 September 2021Most recent
£250,000
+59.2%over 14 years19 July 2007
£157,000
+17.6%over 2 years14 October 2004
£133,500
+66.9%over 4 years30 July 2000
£80,000
+48.1%over 2 years27 February 1998
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1AR: £276,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME2 1AR
63 Kent Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AR
Sold Jan 2025
£276,00061 Kent Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AR
Sold Jan 2024
£230,0007 Kent Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AR
Sold Nov 2023
£365,00017 Kent Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AR
Sold Apr 2022
£310,00025 Kent Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AR
Sold Jan 2022
£256,000
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Versus other Kent Road homes
5 Kent Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,049
Street avg £2,910
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Jade Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Halling Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB