8a, Byron Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2HA

8a is a detached house in Penenden Heath, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 2HA). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–169 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 31 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

It hasn't traded since March 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £208,000 sits 296.2% above the 1998 sale of £52,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 52.3% below the postcode norm. At 55 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 30 EPCs).