18 Vicarage Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BH
About 18 Vicarage Close
18 Vicarage Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in October 2006. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 sits 75.1% above the 2006 sale of £205,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 83 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 38 EPCs).
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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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2005PorchFullIn report
Construction of a porch, dormer windows to the front, two storey side extension and a conservatory to the rear (demolition of existing outbuilding)
ExtensionConservatoryDemolition- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/05/2056
What's in 18 Vicarage Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
18 Vicarage Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 10 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
26 October 2006Most recent
£205,000
+220.3%over 9 years24 July 1997
£64,000
+3.2%over 12 months30 July 1996
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1BH: £360,000 (2023–2021).
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
£360,0001 Vicarage Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BH
Sold Sept 2022
£417,00023 Vicarage Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BH
Sold Sept 2021
£565,00032 Vicarage Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BH
Sold Aug 2021
£350,000
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Versus other Vicarage Close homes
Years Held for 18 Vicarage Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,470
Street avg £2,811
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 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.
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
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB