33 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU
About 33 Essex Road
33 Essex Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £325,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2018Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Application for Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for formation of gable end to main roof, increase to roof height with gable end to side of rear two storey roof and insertion of L shaped dormer to rear and roof lights to front to facilitate living accommodation in roof space
- Agent
- DKM Consultants Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/18/0498
- Nov 2017OutlineIn report
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the installation of a hardstanding and extension to the existing vehicle crossover to front that serves 93 Kent Road
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/17/1665
What's in 33 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 21 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£325,000
+97.0%over 11 years29 September 2011
£165,000
+101.2%over 9 years30 November 2001
£82,000
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
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Versus other Essex Road homes
Floor Area for 33 Essex Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,731
Street avg £3,055
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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