Westwood House, Flat Above, Thurnham Lane, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4QZ

Westwood House is an end-of-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 49 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 is 14.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 152% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.