125b, James Street, Gillingham, ME7 1DJ

125b is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gillingham (ME7 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (28–99 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 67 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since May 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 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 66 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 35.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 117.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.