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2 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
105 m²
1133 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Essex Road

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

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

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes
  • LoftYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
  • Summer houseYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Energy

Energy performance

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

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2021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

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. Aug 2002
    PorchFull
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 2 Essex Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£419,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£360,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 December 2020Most recent

    £360,000

    +94.6%over 17 years
  2. 18 September 2003

    £185,000

    +117.6%over 1 year
  3. 9 July 2002

    £85,000

    +28.8%over 4 years
  4. 20 November 1997

    £66,000

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.

On co₂ emissions, 2 Essex Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,421

Street avg £3,032

Above

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.