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Get startedSpindle Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Birchington (CT7 9HD). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since December 1999, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 sits 313.6% above the 1999 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 74.5% below the postcode norm.
Spindle Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Nov 2023
Spindle Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Spindle Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£723
Street avg £4,220
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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17 December 1999Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT7 9HD: £323,500 (2022–2011).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
CT7 9HJ
Closest school
1.1 km
Birchington Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB
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