2 Pond Cottages, Upnor Road, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4UX
About 2 Pond Cottages
2 Pond Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4UX). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 is 22.2% above the 2016 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Corner plotYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Pond Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Pond Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a single storey extension to rear
- Agent
- Taylor Freeman Kataria
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/20/0795
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 16 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
18 September 2016Most recent
£455,000
+180.9%over 16 years10 August 2000
£162,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in ME2 4UX: £315,000 (2007–2007).
Nearby sales in ME2 4UX
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB