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1 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES

5 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Hostier Close

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

1 Hostier Close is a detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Sold January 2021 for £485,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 21.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 is 17.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 150.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Aug 2013
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Construction of a single storey side/rear extension with raised lantern light

    Agent
    Dowsett Associates
    Reference
    MC/13/1547
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2012
    PorchFull
    In report

    Construction of part two/part single storey extension incorporating canopy to form porch and garage to the south elevation (demolition of double garage)

    Agent
    Dowsett Associates
    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/12/1592
    View planning record

What's in 1 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Hostier Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£570,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£485,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 January 2021Most recent

    £485,000

    -17.1%over 1 year
  2. 28 March 2019

    £585,000

    +100.3%over 16 years
  3. 6 February 2003

    £292,000

    +80.2%over 4 years
  4. 1 October 1998

    £162,000

    +26.6%over 1 year
  5. 29 November 1996

    £128,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1ES: £465,000 (2024–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Hostier Close homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Hostier Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,489

Street avg £2,547

Above

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 132 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

On par
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

0.2 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 1ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME2 1ES

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 1ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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