30 Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
About 30 Vicarage Road
30 Vicarage Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 95 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 is 43.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 42.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a single storey extension to rear - demolition of existing single storey rear element.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/23/0001
- May 2012FullIn report
Construction of vehicle hardstanding to front of property
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/12/0862
What's in 30 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
30 Vicarage Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£395,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 4 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2015Most recent
£275,000
+77.4%over 3 years30 June 2011
£155,000
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
£308,0001 Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
Sold Oct 2019
£430,000
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Versus other Vicarage Road homes
On habitable rooms, 30 Vicarage Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,895
Street avg £3,207
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.0 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