Crown House, Flat 4, Valetta Way, Rochester, ME1 1FE

Crown House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1FE). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 57 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Crown House (41–57 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (70 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good.

Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £171,000 sits 282.2% above the 1997 sale of £44,740. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 64.5% below the postcode norm. At 57 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 7 EPCs).