1 Chilton Cottages, Downs Road, Ramsgate, CT11 0LX

1 Chilton Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Ramsgate (CT11 0LX). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 sits 258.3% above the 2000 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 52.4% below the postcode norm. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.