1 Holwood Cottages, Shire Lane, Keston, BR2 6AA

1 Holwood Cottages is a semi-detached house in Keston (BR2 6AA). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2012); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2022. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 is 21.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£548/sq ft) was about 37.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (January 2016).