179 Vale Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8BP

179 Vale Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Northfleet, Gravesend, Gravesend (DA11 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 is 43.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £235,000.