2 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU
About 2 Essex Road
2 Essex Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1133 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £360,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 16.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
2 Essex Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Aug 2002PorchFullIn report
Conversion of dwelling into self contained flat on ground floor level and self contained maisonette above, extension to side to form porch and addition to rear extension, insertion of bow window to front and pitched roof to existing rear extension
- Agent
- Taylors Chartered Architects
ExtensionSubdivision- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- MC/02/1288
What's in 2 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Essex Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 23 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£360,000
+94.6%over 17 years18 September 2003
£185,000
+117.6%over 1 year9 July 2002
£85,000
+28.8%over 4 years20 November 1997
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1AU: £200,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in ME2 1AU
49 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU
Sold Sept 2025
£250,0002 Forge Green Court, Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU
Sold Aug 2024
£180,00031 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU
Sold Feb 2024
£200,00015 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU
Sold Sept 2023
£305,0001 Forge Green Court, Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU
Sold Feb 2023
£180,000
Everything we know about 2 Essex 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 Essex Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 2 Essex Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,421
Street avg £3,032
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Halling Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.1 km
Halling Primary School. 6 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
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB