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About 72 Albany Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
72 Albany Drive is a semi-detached house in Herne Bay (CT6 8SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 17.8% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 41.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £359,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
72 Albany Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2023)
£359,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Albany Drive homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 72 Albany Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,762
Street avg £2,611
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sea Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT6 8SJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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