Holwood Farm House, Shire Lane, Keston, BR2 6AA

Holwood Farm House is a semi-detached house in Keston (BR2 6AA). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 16 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 is 38.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 67.9% below the postcode norm. Last sold in January 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.