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5 sales on record
About 1 Bay View Heights
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Bay View Heights is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birchington (CT7 9QY). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2025 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 84 m² this is the 16th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 17 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 32% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 18.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £181,000 — fresh data. At 84 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 16 EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 29 years.
Last sold (2025)
£181,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bay View Heights homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 1 Bay View Heights stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,155
Street avg £3,306
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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