What kind of home is 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH last sold for £225,000 in October 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £127,500 in May 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH changed over time?

Across 4 sales between May 2004 and October 2020, 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH rose from £127,500 to £225,000, a change of £97,500. That works out to roughly +3.5% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in November 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (774 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME1 3HH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH use?

The latest EPC at 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH 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 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH in?

23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH sits in Rochester. It falls within the ME1 postcode district.

Is 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH show an average of 303 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

The closest primary school to 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH is The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) (604m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School (809m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

The closest bus stop to 23 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH is Cookham Hill, 73m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Borstal Street, Rochester, ME1 3HH

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£286,000

Since the 2020 sale (£225,000)+27%
Against ME1 3HH's recent median (£302,500)-5%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

72 m²

774 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£286,000

Against its 2020 sale (£225,000)+27%
Against ME1 3HH's recent median (£302,500)-5%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 23 Borstal Street is modelled from its 72 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME1 3HH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
72 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2010
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in ME1 3HH
5 sales, median £302,500 (2025–2020)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

8 October 2020Most recent
£225,000
+73.1%over 8 years
17 September 2012
£130,000
-3.0%over 6 years
12 December 2005
£134,000
+5.1%over 1 year
9 May 2004
£127,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 3HH: £302,500 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in ME1 3HH

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 23 Borstal Street, Rochester, ME1 3HH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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Overview

About 23 Borstal Street

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

23 Borstal Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 3HH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 774 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold October 2020 for £225,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 is 27.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 103.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 10 EPCs).

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2

Building

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.

23 Borstal Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Nov 2020

Current Certificate

Nov 2010

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 8 November 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Borstal Street, Rochester, ME1 3HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Borstal Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Borstal Street homes

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

Floor Area for 23 Borstal Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,129

Street avg £2,382

Above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly above

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.

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Crime

303/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cookham Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery). 34 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)Primary604m
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary622m
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolSecondary809m
The Rochester Grammar SchoolSecondary878m

Nearest stops

Cookham HillBus stop73m
Sunderland CloseBus stop202m
The White HorseBus stop329m
Foord AlmshousesBus stop330m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,391 reports38%
Anti-social Behaviour655 reports18%
Criminal Damage & Arson283 reports8%
Shoplifting283 reports8%

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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 ME1 3HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME1 3HH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 23 Borstal Street is modelled from its 72 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME1 3HH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 23 Borstal Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 23 Borstal Street was lodged in November 2010 at band D and expired in November 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 23 Borstal Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 34 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME1 3HH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 23 Borstal Street is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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