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

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Holmes Close

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

20 Holmes Close is an end-of-terrace house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RY). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 sits 324.4% above the 1999 sale of £85,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 53.2% below the postcode norm. At 82 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 15 EPCs).

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Sept 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Holmes Close has no planning applications on record.

5

But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

20 Holmes Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£365,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£85,995

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 March 1999Most recent

    £85,995

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

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.

20 Holmes Close is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,049

Street avg £3,571

Strongly below

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Holmes Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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.
£354k

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1 Battlesmere Road, Cliffe Woods

ME3 8TR

£350k

1 Cardens Road, Cliffe Woods

ME3 8TU

£335k

1 Cagney Close, Wainscott

ME3 8AY

£400k

1 Coe S Green, Chattenden

ME3 8PY

4 bed
£407k

1 Broadwood Road, Chattenden

ME3 8LU

3 bed1 bath
£417k

1 Apna House, Hoo Road, Wainscott

ME3 8AA

4 bed2 bath
£425k

1 Brookmead Road, Cliffe Woods

ME3 8HP

4 bed
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.

Go deeper on the local area

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 8RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME3 8RY

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.