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1 Topley Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8PZ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£461,000

  • Since the 2003 sale (£245,000)+88%
  • Against ME3 8PZ's recent median (£500,000)-8%

Newest record on this page: July 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£461,000

  • Against its 2003 sale (£245,000)+88%
  • Against ME3 8PZ's recent median (£500,000)-8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Topley Drive is modelled from its 98 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8PZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    98 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2014

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2003

  • Recent sales in ME3 8PZ

    5 sales, median £500,000 (2024–2016)

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SalesLatest sale shown: July 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 December 2003Most recent

    £245,000

    +31.0%over 2 years

  2. 23 August 2001

    £187,000

    +65.5%over 2 years

  3. 23 December 1998

    £112,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8PZ: £500,000 (2024–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Topley Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8PZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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Overview

About 1 Topley Drive

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

1 Topley Drive is a detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in December 2003. At 98 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 88.2% above the 2003 sale of £245,000. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2013. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Topley Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2024

Current Certificate
Feb 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 February 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Topley Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8PZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Topley Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8PZ

1decisions1extensions11documents5nearby
  1. Nov 2013
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Conversion of garage into habitable room

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/13/2358
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On the street

Versus other Topley Drive homes

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

EPC Rating for 1 Topley Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £3,203

On par

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

On par
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.
Full Rochester report

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

Crime

163/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Longfield Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Leigh Academy High Halstow. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Leigh Academy High HalstowPrimary375m

Nearest stops

  • Longfield AvenueBus stop243m
  • Longfield AvenueBus stop271m
  • Harrison DriveBus stop295m
  • Half Moon WayBus stop309m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences877 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour398 reports20%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson183 reports9%
  • Other Theft116 reports6%

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A Local Area 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 ME3 8PZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME3 8PZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8PZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

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

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Topley Drive is modelled from its 98 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8PZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 1 Topley Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Topley Drive was lodged in February 2014 at band D and expired in February 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Topley Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 17 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 8PZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Topley Drive is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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