82 Essex Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1AX
About 82 Essex Road
82 Essex Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £217,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 17.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 73.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 25 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
82 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
82 Essex Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 22 years.
£217,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2020Most recent
£217,000
+0.9%over 2 years18 July 2017
£215,000
+65.4%over 2 years6 February 2015
£130,000
+116.7%over 15 years8 December 1999
£60,000
+60.0%over 1 year8 December 1997
£37,500
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
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Versus other Essex Road homes
On floor area, 82 Essex Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,741
Street avg £2,861
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 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
3/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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB