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Get started4 Alma Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birchington (CT7 9DG). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 sits 116.5% above the 2011 sale of £139,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 60.7% below the postcode norm. 15 years since the last transfer (July 2011).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
4 Alma Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£139,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Square — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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29 July 2011Most recent
£139,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT7 9DG: £175,000 (2022–2015).
CT7 9NG
Closest school
0.5 km
Birchington Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB
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