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Get started42a is a three-bedroom detached house in Birchington (CT7 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£595/sq ft) was about 160.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 9 years since the last transfer (February 2017).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2024
42a changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 9 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 9 years.
On price per m², 42a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,400
Street avg £3,226
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Park Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
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10 February 2017Most recent
£320,000
+18.5%over 1 year19 October 2015
£270,000
+45.9%over 7 years18 January 2008
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT7 0DJ: £335,000 (2025–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
CT7 0QB
Closest school
0.3 km
Birchington Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB
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