What kind of home is 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH last sold for £302,500 in August 2025. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £40,000 in September 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH changed over time?

Across 6 sales between September 1995 and August 2025, 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH rose from £40,000 to £302,500, a change of £262,500. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 30 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH use?

The latest EPC at 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

5 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 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH in?

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

How safe is the area around 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

Police records around 5 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 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

The closest primary school to 5 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 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH?

The closest bus stop to 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH is Cookham Hill, 73m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Borstal Street, Rochester, ME1 3HH

Notable views6 sales on record

Estimated value

£313,000

Since the 2025 sale (£302,500)+3%
Against ME1 3HH's recent median (£250,000)+25%

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

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£313,000

Against its 2025 sale (£302,500)+3%
Against ME1 3HH's recent median (£250,000)+25%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Borstal Street is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 6 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
106 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2019
Sales of this home
6 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in ME1 3HH
5 sales, median £250,000 (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.

Price for 5 Borstal Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Sales timeline

26 August 2025Most recent
£302,500
+17.0%over 4 years
10 September 2020
£258,500
+106.8%over 16 years
3 June 2004
£125,000
+29.3%over 7 months
4 November 2003
£96,650
+37.5%over 8 months
19 March 2003
£70,300
+75.8%over 7 years
30 September 1995
£40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 3HH: £250,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in ME1 3HH

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Borstal Street, Rochester, ME1 3HH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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Overview

About 5 Borstal Street

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

5 Borstal Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 3HH). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement.

A recent sale: £302,500 in August 2025. At 106 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
BasementYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

TenureFreehold

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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.

5 Borstal Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Oct 2019

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 9 October 2029

2 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Borstal Street, Rochester, ME1 3HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

5 Borstal Street is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,854

Street avg £2,413

Above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

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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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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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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 5 Borstal Street is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 6 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. 6 sales are recorded for 5 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 5 Borstal Street was lodged in October 2019 at band E and is valid until October 2029. 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 5 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: 5 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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