122b, Flat, High Street, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4TR
About 122b
122b 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 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: change of use to residential approved in 2017. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
122b's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2017Change of UseFullIn report
Retrospective application for change of use of first floor from office/living accommodation use to 2 self contained flats
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/16/2004
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 122b
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
122b 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.
Everything we know about 122b, 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 High Street homes
EPC Rating for 122b 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB