1 Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
About 1 Vicarage Road
1 Vicarage Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 is 31.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£888/sq ft) was about 375.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £430,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Vicarage Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
- Feb 2020Garage ConversionFullIn report
Construction of an extension to existing detached garage and conversion into habitable living accommodation
- Agent
- Resi
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/19/3337
What's in 1 Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Vicarage Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 8 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2019Most recent
£430,000
+138.9%over 8 years21 June 2011
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1BE: £300,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in ME2 1BE
1a, Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
Sold Sept 2024
£318,00015a, Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
Sold Jul 2022
£300,000Glebe Cottage, Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
Sold Jan 2021
£175,0001b, Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
Sold Dec 2020
£308,00011 Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
Sold May 2018
£335,000
Everything we know about 1 Vicarage Road, in one report
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Versus other Vicarage Road homes
1 Vicarage Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,556
Street avg £2,694
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Years Held
7 years
Street avg 11 years
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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
0.0 km
Fire Station — bus stop.
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
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB