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1 Pond Cottages, Upnor Road, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4UX

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
174 m²
1873 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 25
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Pond Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Pond Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4UX). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2024); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 sits 53.7% above the 2007 sale of £315,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Pond Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F25
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2024from Nov 2024
EPC improved fromE54toG16
Main Fuel
GasLPG

Fuel source changed

Hot Water
AverageVery Poor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Feb 2025from Nov 2024
EPC improved fromG16toF25
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Pond Cottages, Upnor Road, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4UX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2007
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Construction of extension to rear and insertion of dormers to rear to facilitate loft conversion

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/07/1884
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Current estimate

£484,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2007)

£315,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 June 2007Most recent

    £315,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in ME2 4UX: £308,500 (2016–2000).

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rochester district page.
Full Rochester report

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Castle — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Wainscott Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 4UX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME2 4UX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 4UX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Pond Cottages, Upnor Road, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4UX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.