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About 8 Grange Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Grange Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Leybourne, West Malling, West Malling (ME19 5HU). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in June 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 sits 576.9% above the 1996 sale of £26,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 82.4% below the postcode norm. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 8 Grange Close was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£26,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Town Hill Roundabout — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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