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Glebe Cottage, Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Glebe Cottage

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

Glebe Cottage is a detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.

Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 52.6% above the 2021 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 16 EPCs). Last sale on file: £175,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 27 October 2030

4 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2020from Jul 2009
Heating Controls
Prog + StatProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting
10%63%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ESolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Glebe Cottage, Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Glebe Cottage has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£175,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 January 2021Most recent

    £175,000

    +236.5%over 23 years

  2. 24 July 1997

    £52,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1BE: £300,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Vicarage Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Glebe Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,692

Street avg £3,196

On par

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Glebe Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£273k

1 Clay House, Clay Place, Halling

ME2 1FN

2 bed2 bath
£254k

1 Chenette House, Germander Avenue, Halling

ME2 1FS

2 bed2 bath
£289k

1 Formby Terrace, Halling

ME2 1AP

£232k

1 Conveyor House, Conveyor Drive, Halling

ME2 1FJ

£315k

1 Black Boy Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Upper Halling

ME2 1JR

2 bed1 bath
£323k

1 Benedict Close, Halling

ME2 1NJ

£333k

1 Dalison Court, Halling

ME2 1BB

2 bed1 bath
£339k

1 Chillington Close, Upper Halling

ME2 1JX

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

240/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

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 1BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME2 1BE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 1BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Glebe Cottage, Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.