16 Barden Court, St Lukes Avenue, Maidstone, ME14 5AP

16 Barden Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Maidstone (ME14 5AP). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 41 m² this is the 9th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–69 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 (60 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 11.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 45.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £127,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.