Flat 4, 46 New Road, Rochester, ME1 1DR

Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Rochester (ME1 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 56 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (56–62 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (56 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 48.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.