16 Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER
About 16 Howlsmere Close
16 Howlsmere Close is a detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1ER). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2014. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 sits 183.9% above the 2001 sale of £179,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 34.7% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
16 Howlsmere Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Howlsmere Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
16 Howlsmere Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 4 years.
£179,995
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
20 September 2001Most recent
£179,995
+56.6%over 3 years31 October 1997
£114,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1ER: £328,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in ME2 1ER
3 Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER
Sold Jun 2025
£590,0009b, Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER
Sold Dec 2024
£328,0008 Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER
Sold Oct 2023
£315,00018 Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER
Sold May 2022
£471,00012 Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER
Sold Sept 2016
£315,000
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Versus other Howlsmere Close homes
16 Howlsmere Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,440
Street avg £3,512
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.2 km
Howlsmere Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB