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

5 Darwin Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 47 m² this is the 11th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 27% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.