5 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG

5 High Street is a mid-terrace house in Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XG). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2024 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in February 2003. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 45.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 64.7% above the 2003 sale of £172,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).