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3 sales on record
About Basement Flat A
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Basement Flat A is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Herne Bay (CT6 5HN). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 sits 65.8% above the 2007 sale of £79,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private garden
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.6% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2007)
£79,000
Growth on file: 11.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other East Street homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Basement Flat A is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT6 5HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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