122a, High Street, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4TR
About 122a
122a is a semi-detached house in Strood, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4TR). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 40), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 7th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 14–103 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (1 versus a best of 73).
At 53 m² the property is well over the postcode median (18 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2007.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
122a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of two storey rear extension and insertion of dormers to front and side to accommodate formation of 6 one-bedroom flats, one 2-bedroomed flat and one studio flat at part ground floor, first floor and roof space levels (ground floor retail unit to remain)
- Agent
- Seymour Rogers Associates
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/07/1792
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
122a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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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 High Street homes
EPC Rating for 122a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 32 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
Commercial Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
All Faiths Children's Academy. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB