65 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AX
About 65 Essex Road
65 Essex Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £305,000 in March 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 154.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 25 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 March 2024
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
65 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 65 Essex Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 25 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
17 March 2023Most recent
£305,000
+36.5%over 6 years31 July 2016
£223,500
+44.2%over 1 year4 September 2014
£155,000
+369.7%over 16 years1 April 1998
£33,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1AX: £255,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in ME2 1AX
68 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AX
Sold Dec 2024
£210,00073 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AX
Sold Mar 2024
£275,00067 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AX
Sold Oct 2023
£290,00086 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AX
Sold Mar 2023
£255,00069 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AX
Sold Mar 2023
£100,000
Versus other Essex Road homes
65 Essex Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,446
Street avg £2,776
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
240/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Jade Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Halling Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB







