What type of property is 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU?

5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU?

5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU last sold for £270,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU?

The current EPC rating for 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU?

5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU?

5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU located?

5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU sits in Halling, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU?

Police records around 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU?

The closest primary school to 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU is Halling Primary School (1.1km), one of 6 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU?

The closest rail stop to 5 Essex Road, ME2 1AU is Halling Rail Station, 73m away. The nearest bus option is Jade Hill, 137m away.

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5 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Essex Road

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

5 Essex Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 68.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £270,000. 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

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

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

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£312,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£270,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

13 October 2021Most recent
£270,000

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

Nearby sales in ME2 1AU

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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.

Habitable Rooms for 5 Essex Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,857

Street avg £3,017

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Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 81 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£321k

1 Black Boy Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Upper Halling

ME2 1JR

2 bed1 bath

£298k

1 Clay House, Clay Place, Halling

ME2 1FN

2 bed2 bath

£337k

1 Dalison Court, Halling

ME2 1BB

2 bed1 bath

£251k

1 Chenette House, Germander Avenue, Halling

ME2 1FS

2 bed2 bath

£342k

1 Chillington Close, Upper Halling

ME2 1JX

3 bed1 bath

£344k

1 Essex Road, Halling

ME2 1AU

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

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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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· 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

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