14 Grove Road, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1HZ
About 14 Grove Road
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
14 Grove Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
14 Grove Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2019ExtensionFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
14 Grove Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 16 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
13 March 2019Most recent
£265,000
+68.3%over 7 years21 December 2011
£157,500
+2.3%over 4 years27 September 2007
£154,000
+33.9%over 4 years24 April 2003
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 1HZ: £234,500 (2021–2012).
Nearby sales in ME2 1HZ
10 Grove Road, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1HZ
Sold Oct 2021
£298,0008 Grove Road, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1HZ
Sold Aug 2015
£200,00012 Grove Road, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1HZ
Sold Nov 2012
£150,0006 Grove Road, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1HZ
Sold May 2006
£139,9954 Grove Road, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1HZ
Sold Apr 1997
£44,500
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Versus other Grove Road homes
14 Grove Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,193
Street avg £2,689
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB