19 Empress Road, Gravesend, DA12 2QR

19 Empress Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gravesend (DA12 2QR). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 30.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 61.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2019 at £260,000.