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14 Grove Road, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1HZ

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 14 Grove Road

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

14 Grove Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Upper Halling, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 1HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 83 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in March 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 29.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 47.8% 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

14 Grove Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2018from May 2011
Hot Water
GoodVery Good

Hot water efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
64%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Grove Road, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Grove Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Feb 2019
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Retrospective application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear

    Retrospective
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/18/3189
    View planning record

What's in 14 Grove Road, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1HZ'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.

14 Grove Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.

Current estimate

£344,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£265,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 March 2019Most recent

    £265,000

    +68.3%over 7 years
  2. 21 December 2011

    £157,500

    +2.3%over 4 years
  3. 27 September 2007

    £154,000

    +33.9%over 4 years
  4. 24 April 2003

    £115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1HZ: £234,500 (2021–2012).

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On the street

Versus other Grove Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Grove Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,193

Street avg £2,689

Above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly above
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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Pilgrims Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Halling Primary School. 6 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 1HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME2 1HZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 1HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 14 Grove Road, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1HZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.