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Get started20 Birchfields is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chatham (ME5 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 sits 61.8% above the 2014 sale of £220,000. At 100 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 15 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). On the market in June 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
20 Birchfields's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Apr 2023
20 Birchfields has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 14 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 14 years.
20 Birchfields outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,200
Street avg £3,109
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Princes Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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25 June 2014Most recent
£220,000
+20.9%over 2 years5 March 2012
£182,000
+115.4%over 11 years31 March 2000
£84,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME5 8AA: £335,000 (2024–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
ME5 8AA
Closest school
0.2 km
Walderslade Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB
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