Top Floor Flat, 14 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
About Top Floor Flat
Top Floor Flat is a mid-terrace house in Strood, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4DF). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 is 20.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 52.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £182,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Top Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
11applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Top Floor Flat has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 23 years.
£182,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£182,000
+102.2%over 17 years11 September 2003
£89,995
+181.2%over 5 years13 January 1998
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4DF: £160,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in ME2 4DF
1 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
Sold Aug 2024
£290,00022 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
Sold Jul 2024
£160,000Flat, 16 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
Sold Nov 2022
£135,000Upper Flat, 18 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
Sold Jul 2022
£160,00016 St Marys Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4DF
Sold Mar 2021
£105,000
Everything we know about Top Floor Flat, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other St Marys Road homes
Top Floor Flat is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,092
Street avg £1,968
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Mary's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
All Faiths Children's Academy. 26 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB