36a, Kingsley Road, Maidstone, ME15 7UN

36a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Maidstone (ME15 7UN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 71 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–163 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (35 versus a best of 77).

Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 sits 401.4% above the 1997 sale of £36,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 70.3% below the postcode norm.