16 Brownelow Copse, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9JQ

16 Brownelow Copse is a four-bedroom detached house in Walderslade, Chatham, Chatham (ME5 9JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 sits 801.7% above the 2009 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 89% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.