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5 Castle Street, Wouldham, Rochester, ME1 3UX

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Castle Street

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

5 Castle Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wouldham, Rochester, Rochester (ME1 3UX). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 804.5% above the 1997 sale of £22,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£39/sq ft) was about 81.5% below the postcode norm.

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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Castle Street

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Larger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Castle Street, Wouldham, Rochester, ME1 3UX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Castle Street has no planning applications on record.

3

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.

5 Castle Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£199,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1997)

£22,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 March 1997Most recent

    £22,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME1 3UX: £230,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Castle Street homes

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

5 Castle Street is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£415

Street avg £2,946

Strongly below

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Castle Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£256k

1 Castle Street, Wouldham

ME1 3UX

2 bed1 bath
£264k

1 Borstal Mews, Manor Lane

ME1 3HP

2 bed
£278k

1 Corliss Vale, Wouldham

ME1 3GT

2 bed2 bath
£334k

1 Cookham Wood Road

ME1 3LW

2 bed1 bath
£299k

1 Chalklens Cottages, Portland Road, Wouldham

ME1 3UZ

3 bed
£300k

1 Cloudesley Close

ME1 3TF

3 bed
£353k

1 Canon Close

ME1 3EN

3 bed1 bath
£369k

1 Ailsa Court

ME1 3GY

3 bed2 bath
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.
Full Rochester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Medway Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 3UX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME1 3UX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME1 3UX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Castle Street, Wouldham, Rochester, ME1 3UX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.