33a, Cooling Road, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SA
About 33a
33a is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8SA). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and a basement.
It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 231 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £802,000 sits 108.3% above the 2007 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 33.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
33a has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 33a, Cooling Road, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SA
- Apr 2014ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of a conservatory to rear
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/14/0530
- More recent applications — locked
- AnnexMar 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£802,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 August 2007Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8SA: £850,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME3 8SA
21 Cooling Road, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SA
Sold Mar 2025
£545,0003 Cooling Road, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SA
Sold Feb 2025
£850,00024 Cooling Road, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SA
Sold Aug 2023
£930,00023 Cooling Road, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SA
Sold Jun 2022
£857,00011 Cooling Road, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8SA
Sold Sept 2021
£685,000
Versus other Cooling Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 33a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,667
Street avg £3,615
Floor Area
231 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.3 km
Hill Farm Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Leigh Academy High Halstow. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







