16 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
About 16 Hostier Close
16 Hostier Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 148 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £645,000 is 15.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 172% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2019 for £560,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
16 Hostier Close has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- May 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Construction of a single storey front extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/11/0935
What's in 16 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
16 Hostier Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£645,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 21 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2019Most recent
£560,000
+75.0%over 14 years21 September 2004
£320,000
+68.5%over 6 years13 August 1998
£189,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1ES: £485,000 (2024–2019).
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
£175,0001 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
Sold Jan 2021
£485,00023 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
Sold Mar 2020
£465,00025 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
Sold Nov 2015
£315,000
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Versus other Hostier Close homes
16 Hostier Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,784
Street avg £2,522
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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