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Waterside Cottage, High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG

1 planning record

Estimated value

£381,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£240,000)+59%
  • Against ME2 4XG's recent median (£350,000)+9%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 17
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£381,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£240,000)+59%
  • Against ME2 4XG's recent median (£350,000)+9%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Waterside Cottage is modelled from its 126 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME2 4XG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    126 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2025

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in ME2 4XG

    5 sales, median £350,000 (2025–2020)

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SalesLatest sale shown: June 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Waterside Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 June 2025Most recent

    £240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4XG: £350,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Waterside Cottage, High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Waterside Cottage

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

Waterside Cottage is a semi-detached house in Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XG). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 sits 58.7% above the 2025 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £240,000 — fresh data. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Waterside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G17
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 25 February 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Waterside Cottage, High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Waterside Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

1 application on record at Waterside Cottage, High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG

1decisions9documents11nearby
Flagged:Listed building
  1. Sept 2025
    RenovationHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Listed building consent for general repairs internally & externally to walls, floors and roofs including window & door repairs and replacement. Installation of new electrical wiring, plumbing and heating.

    Listed
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    MC/25/1451
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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Waterside Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,905

Street avg £3,723

Strongly below

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly below
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

240/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.

Nearest schools

  • St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary877m
  • Wainscott Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
  • Maritime AcademySecondary1.3km
  • Chattenden Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km

Nearest stops

  • CastleBus stop117m
  • ChurchBus stop461m
  • Galleon WayBus stop554m
  • Upnor Pier Brissenden CloseBus stop709m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,446 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour688 reports18%
  • Shoplifting341 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson305 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME2 4XG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME2 4XG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME2 4XG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low
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60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£375k

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1 Admiralty Terrace, Upnor

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3 bed2 bath
£356k

1 Benenden Road, Wainscott

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3 bed
£350k

1 Ashenden Close, Wainscott

ME2 4PE

£349k

1 Cypress Road

ME2 4PS

£416k

1 Dashmonden Close, Wainscott

ME2 4PB

4 bed
£333k

1 Castle Point, Ordnance Yard, Upnor Road, Lower Upnor

ME2 4WX

2 bed2 bath
£325k

1 Cranmere Court, Strood

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Waterside Cottage is modelled from its 126 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME2 4XG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Waterside Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Waterside Cottage was lodged in February 2025 at band G and is valid until February 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Waterside Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 25 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME2 4XG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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