What kind of home is 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

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

What was the last sold price for 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF last sold for £125,000 in April 2011, around 15 years ago. Before that, it sold for £120,000 in April 2006, so prices have been flat over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

Across 2 sales between April 2006 and April 2011, 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF rose from £120,000 to £125,000, a change of £5,000. That works out to roughly +0.8% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

The current EPC rating for 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is B with a score of 85 out of 100, lodged in January 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (662 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME2 4XF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF use?

The latest EPC at 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

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

Which area is 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF in?

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

How safe is the area around 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

Police records around 20 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.

What schools are near 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

The closest primary school to 20 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.

What transport links are near 20 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

The closest bus stop to 20 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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20 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF

EPC BNotable views

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

62 m²

662 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 85

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Margetts Place

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

20 Margetts Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XF). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 662 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 62 m² this is the 7th 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. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.

It hasn't traded since April 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 62 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. Across 2006–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 sits 63.2% above the 2011 sale of £125,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Communal gardenYes
GarageYes
BalconyYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

Heating systemGas

Energy

Energy performance

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

20 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

B85

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Margetts Place has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

11applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Current estimate

£204,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£125,000

Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

10 April 2011Most recent
£125,000
+4.2%over 5 years
5 April 2006
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4XF: £390,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in ME2 4XF

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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.

20 Margetts Place outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,032

Street avg £2,814

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Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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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

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

75 dB

80 dB

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