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1 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU

4 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Essex Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Essex Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold May 2020 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 22.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 21% 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Apr 2008
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Construction of a two storey side extension and single storey side and rear extension (demolition of existing single storey rear projection)

    Agent
    RCM Associates
    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/08/0111
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2007
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Construction of two storey side extension and single storey side and rear extension (Demolition of existing single storey rear projection)

    Agent
    RCM Associates
    Extension
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/06/2090
    View planning record

What's in 1 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Essex Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£344,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£280,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 May 2020Most recent

    £280,000

    +69.7%over 11 years

  2. 22 May 2008

    £165,000

    -26.7%over 4 years

  3. 2 October 2003

    £225,000

    +378.7%over 7 years

  4. 30 November 1995

    £47,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1AU: £200,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Essex Road homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Essex Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,828

Street avg £3,051

On par

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£342k

1 Chillington Close, Upper Halling

ME2 1JX

3 bed1 bath
£412k

1 Britannia Close, Halling

ME2 1DG

3 bed
£440k

1 Chapel Houses, Chapel Lane, Upper Halling

ME2 1JT

3 bed1 bath
£337k

1 Dalison Court, Halling

ME2 1BB

2 bed1 bath
£360k

1 Ashby Close, Halling

ME2 1DF

4 bed
£321k

1 Black Boy Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Upper Halling

ME2 1JR

2 bed1 bath
£384k

1 Conveyor Drive, Halling

ME2 1FJ

4 bed1 bath
£298k

1 Clay House, Clay Place, Halling

ME2 1FN

2 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochester district page.
Full Rochester report

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

Halling Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

1.1 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 1AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME2 1AU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 1AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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