19 Castle Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XR

19 Castle Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XR). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 4 certificates since August 2020. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 40.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 126.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2023 for £292,500.