1 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
About 1 Hostier Close
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 performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2013ExtensionFullIn 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
- Sept 2012PorchFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
1 Hostier Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 24 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
18 January 2021Most recent
£485,000
-17.1%over 1 year28 March 2019
£585,000
+100.3%over 16 years6 February 2003
£292,000
+80.2%over 4 years1 October 1998
£162,000
+26.6%over 1 year29 November 1996
£128,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1ES: £465,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in ME2 1ES
9 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
Sold Jan 2024
£607,50011 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
Sold May 2021
£175,00023 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
Sold Mar 2020
£465,00016 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
Sold Feb 2019
£560,00025 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
Sold Nov 2015
£315,000
Everything we know about 1 Hostier Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Hostier Close homes
1 Hostier Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,489
Street avg £2,547
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB