17 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF
About 17 Margetts Place
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. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 is 49.3% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 15.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in August 2011.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Margetts Place 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
17 Margetts Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£209,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£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: £390,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME2 4XF
4 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF
Sold Sept 2025
£414,0007 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF
Sold Aug 2023
£525,00011 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF
Sold Dec 2022
£382,00012 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF
Sold Jan 2022
£390,00014 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF
Sold Mar 2021
£336,000
Everything we know about 17 Margetts Place, 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 Margetts Place homes
On epc rating, 17 Margetts Place stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,322
Street avg £2,756
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
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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
Upnor Pier Brissenden Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Chattenden Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB