Cleven Lodge, Flat 9, Sarre Court, Sarre, Birchington, CT7 0LA

Cleven Lodge is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sarre, Birchington, Birchington (CT7 0LA). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Cleven Lodge (45–72 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (73 versus a worst of 45). Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £153,500 in April 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.