9a, Flat, Cross Lane West, Gravesend, DA11 7PZ

9a is an end-of-terrace house in Gravesend (DA11 7PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 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. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 sits 276.6% above the 1997 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 50.1% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).