17 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
About 17 High Street
17 High Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XG). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 494 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since March 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 is 29.2% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 100.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 High Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2017OutlineIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the replacement of an existing inclined polycarbonate roof with an insulated flat roof together with replacement of ground floor wooden framed doors/windows to aluminium and insertion of two flush roof lights
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/16/3787
- Aug 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of a first floor balcony to rear
- Agent
- TSJ Drawings
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/16/1673
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 High Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 March 2009Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4XG: £350,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in ME2 4XG
7a, High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Jun 2025
£355,00016 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Oct 2024
£264,50028 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Feb 2023
£575,0009 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Aug 2021
£350,0008 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Jul 2020
£270,000
Everything we know about 17 High Street, 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 High Street homes
Floor Area for 17 High Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,447
Street avg £3,600
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Years Held
17 years
Street avg 11 years
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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
0.1 km
Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School. 25 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
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB