172a, High Street, Rochester, ME1 1EX
About 172a
172a is an end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1EX). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. At 84 m² this is the 7th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–175 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 84 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 8 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 November 2031
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Planning history
1 application on record at 172a, High Street, Rochester, ME1 1EX
- Apr 2022Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of Use of First Floor from Use Class C3 (Residential) - (as approved MC/20/0306) to Use Class Eb (Restaurant)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/22/0554
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Sales history & valuation
172a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in ME1 1EX: £65,550 (2003–2003).
Nearby sales in ME1 1EX
Versus other High Street homes
EPC Rating for 172a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
303/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rochester Community Hub — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







