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Get started16 Downs Park is an end-of-terrace house in Herne Bay (CT6 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 99 m² this is the 16th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–452 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 28 units on file.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 is 15.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £240,000.
16 Downs Park's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Variation of condition 2 (drawing) of planning permission CA/25/00881 for the two-storey rear extension following demolition existing single-storey rear extensions to 14 together with single-storey rear extension to 16.; to allow the removal of the two storey rear extension to number 14 and replace with single storey rear extension with roof terrace to match number 16.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£277,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On years held, 16 Downs Park runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,424
Street avg £1,627
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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T1 - Fell Conifer in rear garden to allow more light into the garden.
1 more application for this property
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25 August 2020Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT6 6BY: £460,000 (2022–2019).
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Downs Park North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Herne Bay Junior School. 8 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB
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