20 Gorham Drive, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8UU

20 Gorham Drive is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Downswood, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8UU). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in January 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode.