5 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
About 5 Hostier Close
5 Hostier Close is a detached house in Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 sits 350.6% above the 1998 sale of £118,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 60.9% 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 performance
5 Hostier Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Hostier Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Hostier Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£118,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 August 1998Most recent
£118,500
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
£465,00016 Hostier Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ES
Sold Feb 2019
£560,000
Everything we know about 5 Hostier Close, in one report
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Versus other Hostier Close homes
Price per m² for 5 Hostier Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£602
Street avg £2,787
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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