9 Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER

9 Howlsmere Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1ER). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 sits 72.6% above the 2007 sale of £186,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 86.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 13 EPCs).