What kind of home is 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF sell for?

17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF last sold for £140,000 in August 2011, around 15 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is B with a score of 85 out of 100, lodged in January 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (649 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 39% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME2 4XF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF use?

The latest EPC at 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is in council tax band C.

Which area is 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF in?

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

How safe is the area around 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

Police records around 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF show an average of 240 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

The closest primary school to 17 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 17 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

The closest bus stop to 17 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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17 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Floor area

60 m²

649 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 85

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 17 Margetts Place

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

17 Margetts Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XF). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 649 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2011) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 60 m² this is the 5th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–185 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in August 2011. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 is 44.3% above the 2011 sale price.

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

Bedrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Margetts Place ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2021

Current Certificate

Jan 2011

EPC Rating

B85

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 January 2021

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Margetts Place has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

11 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£202,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2011)

£140,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

31 August 2011Most recent
£140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4XF: £400,000 (2026–2022).

Nearby sales in ME2 4XF

On the street

Versus other Margetts Place homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 17 Margetts Place stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,322

Street avg £2,756

On par

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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2 bed

£333k

1 Castle Point, Ordnance Yard, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor

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2 bed2 bath

£135k

1 Chilham House, Cypress Court

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1 bed1 bath

£356k

1 Benenden Road, Wainscott

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3 bed

£394k

1 Admiralty Terrace, Upnor

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3 bed2 bath

£545k

1 Castle Reach Row, Ordnance Yard, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor

ME2 4WU

3 bed2 bath

£192k

1 Frindsbury Road

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

240/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

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

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