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4 sales on record
About 79b
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
79b is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Herne Bay (CT6 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 44 m² this is the 4th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–208 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 41 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 35.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 54.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). On the market in March 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
79b has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£149,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2014)
£110,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other South Road homes
Four headline reads against 27 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 79b runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,062
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Herne Bay district page.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT6 5AT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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