What type of property is 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF last sold for £222,500 in May 2011, around 15 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £95,000 in November 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

Across 3 sales between November 1998 and May 2011, 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF rose from £95,000 to £222,500, a change of £127,500. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

The current EPC rating for 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in November 2010. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,056 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF is in council tax band D.

Where is 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF located?

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

What is crime like near 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

Police records around 5 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 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

The closest primary school to 5 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 5 Margetts Place, ME2 4XF?

The closest bus stop to 5 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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5 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

98 m²

1056 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Margetts Place

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

5 Margetts Place is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lower Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XF). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in May 2011. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 sits 58.7% above the 2011 sale of £222,500.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms3

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Margetts Place's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Nov 2020

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

5 Margetts Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£353,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£222,500

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

23 May 2011Most recent
£222,500
+14.1%over 7 years
30 October 2003
£195,000
+105.3%over 4 years
25 November 1998
£95,000

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

On floor area, 5 Margetts Place runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,268

Street avg £2,882

Strongly below

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

On par

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

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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Common questions

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