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24 Longfield Avenue, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8TD

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 24 Longfield Avenue

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

24 Longfield Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8TD). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 110.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £385,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 Longfield Avenue, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8TD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

24 Longfield Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Price for 24 Longfield Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£406,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£385,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 October 2022Most recent

    £385,000

    +26.2%over 3 years

  2. 13 June 2019

    £305,000

    +15.5%over 2 years

  3. 14 August 2016

    £264,000

    +247.4%over 19 years

  4. 15 June 1997

    £76,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8TD: £265,000 (2021–2012).

On the street

Versus other Longfield Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

24 Longfield Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,423

Street avg £2,766

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 121 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 24 Longfield Avenue

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.
£407k

1 Broadwood Road, Chattenden

ME3 8LU

3 bed1 bath
£453k

1 Ashcroft Road, Wainscott

ME3 8GS

3 bed
£400k

1 Coe S Green, Chattenden

ME3 8PY

4 bed
£705k

1 2 Dillywood Cottages, Dillywood Lane

ME3 8DZ

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
£430k

1 Chattenden Lane, Chattenden

ME3 8LE

4 bed1 bath
£433k

1 Choir Close, Wainscott

ME3 8FQ

4 bed3 bath
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 8TD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME3 8TD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME3 8TD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

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 24 Longfield Avenue, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8TD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.