5 Marsh Crescent, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8TJ
About 5 Marsh Crescent
5 Marsh Crescent is a three-bedroom detached house in High Halstow, Rochester, Rochester (ME3 8TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £640,000 is 10.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £580,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- FireplaceYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Marsh Crescent, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8TJ
- Feb 2020Garage ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for part conversion of double garage to habitable room and installation of a flue
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/19/3220
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Marsh Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£640,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.9% per year over 2 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 22.9% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2021Most recent
£580,000
+45.5%over 1 year29 August 2019
£398,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME3 8TJ: £420,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in ME3 8TJ
20 Marsh Crescent, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8TJ
Sold Sept 2023
£525,00028 Marsh Crescent, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8TJ
Sold May 2022
£467,5003 Marsh Crescent, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8TJ
Sold Nov 2017
£420,00026 Marsh Crescent, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8TJ
Sold Dec 2016
£360,00014 Marsh Crescent, High Halstow, Rochester, ME3 8TJ
Sold Aug 2015
£340,000
Versus other Marsh Crescent homes
5 Marsh Crescent outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,427
Street avg £3,640
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.4 km
Longfield Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Leigh Academy High Halstow. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







