Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Admiralty Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XY). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2000–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 136.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £327,625.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 June 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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18 Admiralty Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
11 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
18 Admiralty Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 23 years.
£327,625
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 23 years.
31 January 2024Most recent
£327,625
-2.2%over 6 years10 January 2018
£335,000
+159.7%over 17 years19 December 2000
£129,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4XY: £318,000 (2026–2020).
14 Admiralty Road, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XY
Sold Jan 2026
2 Admiralty Road, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XY
Sold Apr 2024
12 Admiralty Road, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XY
Sold Aug 2021
3 Admiralty Road, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XY
Sold Nov 2020
Midships, Admiralty Road, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XY
Sold Feb 2015
18 Admiralty Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,284
Street avg £3,042
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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