9 Bootham Close, Rochester, ME2 2PG

9 Bootham Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2PG). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £345,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.