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About 5 Downs Park
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Downs Park is an eight-bedroom detached house in Herne Bay (CT6 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 452 m² (around 4865 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump.
At 452 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £680,000 is 30.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 38.3% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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
- Bedrooms8
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Downs Park sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
33.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Downs Park, Herne Bay, CT6 6BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2021Change Of UseFullGranted
Change of use from dwelling to residential care home supporting children with learning difficulties.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Downs Park was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£680,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£520,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Downs Park homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Downs Park is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,150
Street avg £2,589
Floor Area
452 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT6 6BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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