7 Basing Close, Maidstone, ME15 7UZ

7 Basing Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Maidstone (ME15 7UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the 6th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–51 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 sits 51% above the 2006 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).