1 Topley Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8PZ
About 1 Topley Drive
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.
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 February 2024
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Topley Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8PZ
- Nov 2013Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of garage into habitable room
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/13/2358
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.9% per year over 5 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 16.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
5 December 2003Most recent
£245,000
+31.0%over 2 years23 August 2001
£187,000
+65.5%over 2 years23 December 1998
£112,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8PZ: £500,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in ME3 8PZ
5 Topley Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8PZ
Sold Jul 2024
£555,00011 Topley Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8PZ
Sold Oct 2022
£550,0009 Topley Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8PZ
Sold Jun 2021
£398,00015 Topley Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8PZ
Sold Mar 2012
£275,0003 Topley Drive, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8PZ
Sold Oct 2002
£248,000
Versus other Topley Drive homes
EPC Rating for 1 Topley Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £3,203
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







