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Get started2 Laura Villas is a mid-terrace house in Herne Bay (CT6 8TW). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 55 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–132 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (67 versus a worst of 42). The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in April 2003. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 sits 121.2% above the 2003 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2009. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Replacement windows.
2 Laura Villas has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.3% per year over 6 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 13.3% per year over 6 years.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Oxenden Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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17 April 2003Most recent
£80,000
+100.0%over 5 years29 September 1997
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT6 8TW: £385,000 (2021–2017).
Closest school
0.7 km
Herne Bay Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB
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