The Maltings, Flat 75, Clifton Road, Gravesend, DA11 0AN

The Maltings is a one-bedroom detached house in Gravesend (DA11 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the 11th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in The Maltings, where floor areas span 40–46 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 36% above the 2006 sale price.