4 Brissenden Close, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XW

4 Brissenden Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XW). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 53 m² this is the 8th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–165 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 77). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

Held since December 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 53 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 31.5% above the 2007 sale price.