9 Margetts Place, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XF
About 9 Margetts Place
9 Margetts Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Lower Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XF). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2012. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 is 33.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 32.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Lawful development certificate proposed for the demolition of garage to side/rear and construction of single storey side/rear extension to form garage to front with study to rear together with an extension to hard standing
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/17/2796
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
9 Margetts Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 10 years.
£347,500
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2016Most recent
£347,500
+44.8%over 9 years26 January 2007
£239,995
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 9 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
9 Margetts Place outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,694
Street avg £2,829
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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