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

3 sales on record1 planning record
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
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 22 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 £479,000 sits 95.5% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2024

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
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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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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£479,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.9% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2003)

£245,000

Growth on file: 16.9% per year over 5 years.

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).

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Topley Drive

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£453k

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3 bed
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1 Choir Close, Wainscott

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4 bed3 bath
£430k

1 Chattenden Lane, Chattenden

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4 bed1 bath
£425k

1 Brookmead Road, Cliffe Woods

ME3 8HP

4 bed
£417k

1 Apna House, Hoo Road, Wainscott

ME3 8AA

4 bed2 bath
£553k

1 Balls Cottages, Main Road, Chattenden

ME3 8LL

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

9/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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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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