1 Drayton Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8DW
About 1 Drayton Close
1 Drayton Close is a four-bedroom detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8DW). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2017) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold November 2020 for £457,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 is 20.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£467/sq ft) was about 114.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- Heating systemAir source
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
1 Drayton Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 1 Drayton Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8DW
- Jul 2007FullOutcome in report
Retrospective application for erection of a 2 metre high boundary fence to side
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/07/0951
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJul 2023Decision
- FullDec 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Drayton Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£551,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 22 years.
£457,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2020Most recent
£457,000
+42.8%over 6 years23 October 2014
£320,000
+3.2%over 6 years14 December 2007
£310,000
+179.3%over 9 years23 September 1998
£111,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8DW: £406,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in ME3 8DW
11 Drayton Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8DW
Sold Oct 2024
£365,00018 Drayton Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8DW
Sold Oct 2023
£440,0005 Drayton Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8DW
Sold Aug 2017
£406,00016 Drayton Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8DW
Sold Mar 2017
£410,00017 Drayton Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8DW
Sold Jun 2015
£320,000
Versus other Drayton Close homes
1 Drayton Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,022
Street avg £3,378
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Longfield Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Leigh Academy High Halstow. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







