24 Darwin Court, Gravel Walk, Rochester, ME1 1HP

24 Darwin Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the 26th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 29.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 21.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2014, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.