1 Vicarage Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BH
About 1 Vicarage Close
1 Vicarage Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 125 m² it's 26.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 38 EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 67.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £417,000 in September 2022. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
1 Vicarage Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Vicarage Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Vicarage Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 19 years.
£417,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
11 September 2022Most recent
£417,000
+29.3%over 6 years29 September 2015
£322,500
+69.7%over 12 years24 April 2003
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1BH: £360,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in ME2 1BH
49 Vicarage Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BH
Sold Oct 2023
£343,35035 Vicarage Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BH
Sold Nov 2022
£360,00023 Vicarage Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BH
Sold Sept 2021
£565,00032 Vicarage Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BH
Sold Aug 2021
£350,00045 Vicarage Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BH
Sold Jan 2020
£400,000
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Versus other Vicarage Close homes
On floor area, 1 Vicarage Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,336
Street avg £2,760
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Halling Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB