23 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY
About 23 Holmes Close
23 Holmes Close is a three-bedroom detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8RY). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £380,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2007. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 80.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
23 Holmes Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 23 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY
- Apr 2007Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
An application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) insertion of dormer window to rear to facilitate living accommodation in the roof space
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/07/0564
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 23 Holmes Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 26 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2025Most recent
£380,000
+174.4%over 24 years26 January 2001
£138,500
+53.5%over 2 years23 December 1998
£90,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8RY: £305,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in ME3 8RY
22 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY
Sold Apr 2024
£355,00017 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY
Sold Mar 2024
£290,00012 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY
Sold Mar 2023
£325,0005 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY
Sold Nov 2022
£305,00021 Holmes Close, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8RY
Sold Sept 2021
£252,000
Versus other Holmes Close homes
Years Held for 23 Holmes Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,043
Street avg £3,372
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.2 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
0.4 km
Leigh Academy High Halstow. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







