HAL BEN, FORGE LANE, HIGH HALSTOW, ROCHESTER, ME3 8SL - £403,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

HAL BEN is a very large detached house of 159m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £665,813. It was last sold for £403,000 in November 2014, which was around 25% above the average November 2014 detached price in the Medway local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2011, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

HAL BEN Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for HAL BEN since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Medway local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two HAL BEN sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2014 25 NOV	£403,000	£322,370	25% above HPI
2011 1 SEP	£355,000	£264,119	34% above HPI

HAL BEN Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Medway local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two HAL BEN sales from September 2011 and November 2014 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the September 2011 sale was for 34% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 34% above the HPI over time, until the November 2014 sale, where it falls to 25% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 25% above the HPI.

What might HAL BEN be worth now?

HAL BEN might now be worth an estimated £665,813.

This is based on house price inflation of 65.2%, between November 2014 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Medway local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 65.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for HAL BEN of £403,000 on 25th November 2014. For the value to have increased from £403,000 to £665,813 over the nine years and eleven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of HAL BEN has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Medway local authority area.
• The November 2014 sale price of £403,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of HAL BEN has not materially changed since November 2014.

How Large is HAL BEN?

HAL BEN is 159m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2011. This puts it in the largest 20% of detached houses houses in High Halstow, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in High Halstow, and where HAL BEN lies on this distribution: 81% of detached houses houses are smaller than HAL BEN, and 19% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in High Halstow.

HAL BEN: Plot and Title Map

HAL BEN sits on a plot of roughly 0.205 of an acre, or 830m². The below map shows the location of HAL BEN, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of HAL BEN). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is HAL BEN?

HAL BEN is located on FORGE LANE in HIGH HALSTOW, in the ME3 postcode district. The below map shows the position of HAL BEN on FORGE LANE.