5 Castle Point, Ordnance Yard, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4WX
About 5 Castle Point
5 Castle Point is a two-bedroom detached house in Lower Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4WX). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2019) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. At 71 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–71 m².
At 71 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Last sale on file: £345,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 Castle Point's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Castle Point 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
Latest sale on 5 Castle Point was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 2 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
28 January 2022Most recent
£345,000
+13.1%over 2 years28 January 2020
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4WX: £322,500 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in ME2 4WX
7 Castle Point, Ordnance Yard, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4WX
Sold Aug 2022
£328,0001 Castle Point, Ordnance Yard, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4WX
Sold Jan 2022
£335,0002 Castle Point, Ordnance Yard, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4WX
Sold Jun 2021
£322,5008 Castle Point, Ordnance Yard, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4WX
Sold Feb 2020
£250,0003 Castle Point, Ordnance Yard, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4WX
Sold Feb 2020
£245,000
Everything we know about 5 Castle Point, 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 Ordnance Yard homes
On price per m², 5 Castle Point stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,859
Street avg £4,490
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.1 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 6 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School. 23 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
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB