Lynwood House, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP

Lynwood House is a four-bedroom detached house in Grafty Green, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). Main heating runs on lpg. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £581,000 sits 68.4% above the 2014 sale of £345,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 35.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in May 2014.