What type of property is 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY sell for?

17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY last sold for £290,000 in March 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £71,995 in December 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

Across 4 sales between December 1998 and March 2024, 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY rose from £71,995 to £290,000, a change of £218,005. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

The current EPC rating for 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in June 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (560 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME3 8RY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

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

Where is 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY located?

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

How safe is the area around 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

Police records around 17 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 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

The closest primary school to 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY is Leigh Academy High Halstow (405m).

How well connected is 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY?

The closest bus stop to 17 Holmes Close, ME3 8RY is Longfield Avenue, 196m away. In total there are 18 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£310,000

Since the 2024 sale (£290,000)+7%
Against ME3 8RY's recent median (£325,000)-5%

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

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

52 m²

560 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£310,000

Against its 2024 sale (£290,000)+7%
Against ME3 8RY's recent median (£325,000)-5%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Holmes Close is modelled from its 52 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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
52 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2023
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in ME3 8RY
5 sales, median £325,000 (2025–2021)

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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.

17 Holmes Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Sales timeline

8 March 2024Most recent
£290,000
+72.6%over 16 years
17 May 2007
£168,000
+63.5%over 5 years
8 March 2002
£102,750
+42.7%over 3 years
4 December 1998
£71,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8RY: £325,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in ME3 8RY

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 17 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 17 Holmes Close

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

17 Holmes Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RY). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£518/sq ft) was about 163.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 15 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £290,000.

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
StudyYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
DrivewayYes

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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.

Current Certificate

Jun 2023

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 June 2033

6 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 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.

17 Holmes Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,577

Street avg £3,269

Strongly above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Above

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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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 17 Holmes Close is modelled from its 52 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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. 4 sales are recorded for 17 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 17 Holmes Close was lodged in June 2023 at band C and is valid until June 2033. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 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: 17 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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