Darnley Court, Flat 7, Darnley Road, Gravesend, DA11 0SD

Darnley Court is an end-of-terrace house in Gravesend (DA11 0SD). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 43 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Darnley Court, where floor areas span 32–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £176,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 43 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 74% above the typical sold price in the postcode.