2 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
About 2 Ruggles Close
2 Ruggles Close is a four-bedroom detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RU). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 is 20.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2018 at £480,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Ruggles Close has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 2 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
- Mar 2004Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of garage into habitable room
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- MC/04/0099
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£580,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 19 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
6 September 2018Most recent
£480,000
+233.3%over 19 years1 September 1999
£143,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8RU: £430,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ME3 8RU
1 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
Sold Sept 2025
£385,00026 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
Sold Jul 2022
£430,00016 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
Sold Mar 2022
£460,00021 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
Sold Mar 2021
£395,0004 Ruggles Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RU
Sold Aug 2020
£470,000
Versus other Ruggles Close homes
On habitable rooms, 2 Ruggles Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,892
Street avg £3,750
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.2 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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







