Flat 2, 163 Union Street, Maidstone, ME14 1EY

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Maidstone (ME14 1EY). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2021 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 32 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–50 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 5 units on file. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It hasn't traded since April 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 53.3% above the 2005 sale of £75,000. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.