Glebe Cottage, Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
About Glebe Cottage
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 £283,000 sits 61.7% above the 2021 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 32.7% 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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Glebe Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 24 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£175,000
+236.5%over 23 years24 July 1997
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1BE: £308,000 (2024–2019).
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
£300,0001b, Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
Sold Dec 2020
£308,0001 Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
Sold Oct 2019
£430,00011 Vicarage Road, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BE
Sold May 2018
£335,000
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Versus other Vicarage Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Glebe Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,692
Street avg £3,222
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB