1 Bridge Cottage, Sole Street, Cobham, Gravesend, DA12 3AX

1 Bridge Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cobham, Gravesend, Gravesend (DA12 3AX). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 48.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £345,000.