Flat, 16 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF

Flat is a mid-terrace house in Strood, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–174 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor.

At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 is 11.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 170.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £135,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.