What type of property is 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY last sold for £75,500 in September 1999, around 27 years ago. Before that, it sold for £67,995 in November 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

The current EPC rating for 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in January 2015. It has dropped from a C recorded in February 2009 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (635 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 8RY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY heated?

The latest EPC at 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY is in council tax band C.

Where is 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY located?

15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY sits in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

Police records around 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY show an average of 163 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

The closest primary school to 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY is Leigh Academy High Halstow (405m).

What is the nearest station to 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

The closest bus stop to 15 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY is Longfield Avenue, 196m away. In total there are 18 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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15 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY

Estimated value

£292,000

Since the 1999 sale (£75,500)+287%
Against ME3 8RY's recent median (£325,000)-10%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

59 m²

635 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£292,000

Against its 1999 sale (£75,500)+287%
Against ME3 8RY's recent median (£325,000)-10%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 15 Holmes Close is modelled from its 59 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8RY. 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
59 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2015
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 1999
Recent sales in ME3 8RY
5 sales, median £325,000 (2025–2022)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

15 Holmes Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Sales timeline

26 September 1999Most recent
£75,500
+11.0%over 10 months
27 November 1998
£67,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8RY: £325,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in ME3 8RY

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 15 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 15 Holmes Close

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

15 Holmes Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 sits 286.8% above the 1999 sale of £75,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 45.7% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

15 Holmes Close 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 26 Jan 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2015

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 26 January 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2015from Feb 2009

EPC improved fromC73toE52

Heating Controls

Prog + StatProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

28%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Holmes Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Holmes Close homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Holmes Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,280

Street avg £3,556

Strongly below

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 68 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly below

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 HalstowPrimary405m

Nearest stops

Longfield AvenueBus stop196m
Longfield AvenueBus stop232m
Harrison DriveBus stop333m
Half Moon WayBus stop398m

Most reported crime locally

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME3 8RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8RY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

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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 15 Holmes Close is modelled from its 59 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME3 8RY. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 15 Holmes Close. 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 15 Holmes Close was lodged in January 2015 at band E and expired in January 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 15 Holmes Close. 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 18 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME3 8RY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 15 Holmes Close is in council tax band C. 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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