What kind of home is 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB?

14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB last change hands?

14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB last sold for £185,000 in January 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £100,000 in August 2011, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB?

Across 2 sales between August 2011 and January 2018, 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB rose from £100,000 to £185,000, a change of £85,000. That works out to roughly +10.1% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB have?

The current EPC rating for 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB?

14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (538 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB use?

The latest EPC at 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB?

14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB in?

14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB sits in Rochester. It falls within the ME1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB?

Police records around 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB?

The closest primary school to 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB is St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School (88m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Fort Pitt Grammar School (673m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB?

The closest bus stop to 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, ME1 2FB is John Street, 47m away. The nearest rail option is Rochester Rail Station, 652m away.

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14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, Rochester, ME1 2FB

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 02

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

50 m²

538 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 14 Foordside Apartments

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

14 Foordside Apartments is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 2FB). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the 6th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2011–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 83% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (January 2018).

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingAllocated
BalconyYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

14 Foordside Apartments's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2021

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.5 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2021from Mar 2011

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

3%43%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Foordside Apartments, Foord Street, Rochester, ME1 2FB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Foordside Apartments has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

4 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.

14 Foordside Apartments valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£174,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£185,000

Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

15 January 2018Most recent
£185,000
+85.0%over 6 years
30 August 2011
£100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 2FB: £112,500 (2018–2012).

Nearby sales in ME1 2FB

On the street

Versus other Foord Street homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 14 Foordside Apartments runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,700

Street avg £2,138

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

John Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 41 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME1 2FB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME1 2FB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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