42 West Street, Gravesend, DA11 0BN

42 West Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Gravesend (DA11 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–74 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in May 2006. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 59.1% above the 2006 sale of £85,500. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).