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About 56 58
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
56 58 is a detached house in Herne Bay (CT6 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 27.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold June 2022 for £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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)
Jan 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 56 58, Bentley Avenue, Herne Bay, CT6 8EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 56 58 was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Apr 2023DemolitionFullGranted
Single-storey detached dwelling and single-storey outbuilding following demolition of existing bungalow.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 56 58 has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2022)
£300,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bentley Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 56 58 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £3,823
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT6 8EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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