Crow Corner Buildings, Flat 8, Crow Lane, Rochester, ME1 1RF

Crow Corner Buildings is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rochester (ME1 1RF). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Crow Corner Buildings, where floor areas span 38–52 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Across 2010–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 82.2% above the 2014 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (February 2014).