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 £258,500 in September 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 5 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 5 sales between September 1995 and September 2020, 5 Borstal Street, ME1 3HH rose from £40,000 to £258,500, a change of £218,500. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 25 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 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 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 views5 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

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.

Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £258,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 106 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 14.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 30.9% 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.

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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

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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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£258,500

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

10 September 2020Most recent
£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

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 epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,439

Street avg £2,413

On par

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

7/mo

Steady 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.

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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

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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