5 Church Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8SQ

5 Church Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2009–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 is 36.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 15.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (November 2014).