2 Martins Close, Higham, Rochester ME3 7HE

Semi-Detached bungalow · Built 1976-1982 · 65 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, electric

Upgrade Plan

ED for £24,100 · £24,100 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
High-performance doors£900 – £1,200£6915.3 yrs+3.2 pts
Loft insulation£900 – £1,200£4125.6 yrs+1.9 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £7,000£6750+ yrs+3.1 pts
Floor insulation£5,000 – £10,000£8650+ yrs+4.0 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£8,000 – £10,000£8050+ yrs+3.7 pts · reaches D

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£2,058
per year at grade E
£1,716
per year at grade D

The full plan saves £342 a year — a 1.4% annual return on £24,100.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2026, states £2,102 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

28 May 2021£310,000
7 February 2014£200,000

Estimated today: £351,979 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Martins Close: 13 sales since 1995 · £334,250 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Higham Primary SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
Cliffe Woods Primary SchoolPrimary1.6 mi
Shorne Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.8 mi
Leigh Academy StroodSecondary2.1 miProgress 8 -0.17 · average (2023/24)
Maritime AcademySecondary2.4 miNot in the KS4 performance tables
Thamesview SchoolSecondary3.0 miProgress 8 -0.72 · well below average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

7
crimes a month
63
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 33% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01024267, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Martins Close

How this home sits against its street.

8
graded homes
48.8
average score
D
most common grade
-7.8
this home vs street
Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.