What type of property is 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF sell for?

12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF last sold for £390,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £195,000 in July 2003, so prices have been rising over 19 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

Across 2 sales between July 2003 and January 2022, 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF rose from £195,000 to £390,000, a change of £195,000. That works out to roughly +3.8% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in November 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (1,281 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME2 4XF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in October 2003. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is in council tax band E.

Where is 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF located?

12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF sits in Lower Upnor, Rochester, Rochester. It falls within the ME2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

Police records around 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

The closest primary school to 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is Chattenden Primary School (660m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo (1.6km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

The closest bus stop to 12 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is Upnor Pier Brissenden Close, 171m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF

Notable views1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

119 m²

1281 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Margetts Place

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

12 Margetts Place is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XF). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2003. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 119 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 is 14.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 61.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £390,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
CloakroomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

GarageYes
Notable viewsYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2003
Outline
In report
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the insertion of additional window and enlargement of window with railings across
New Windows
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
MC/03/2064
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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.

12 Margetts Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.

Current estimate

£445,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£390,000

Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

28 January 2022Most recent
£390,000
+100.0%over 18 years
17 July 2003
£195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4XF: £382,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in ME2 4XF

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On the street

Versus other Margetts Place homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Margetts Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,277

Street avg £2,756

Strongly above

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 126 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Rochester report

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

Upnor Pier Brissenden Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Chattenden Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 4XF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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