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16 Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Howlsmere Close

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

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

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Howlsmere Close has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

16 Howlsmere Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£511,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2001)

£179,995

Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 September 2001Most recent

    £179,995

    +56.6%over 3 years
  2. 31 October 1997

    £114,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1ER: £328,000 (2025–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Howlsmere Close homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Howlsmere Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,440

Street avg £3,512

Strongly below

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 1ER

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

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 16 Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.