70a, Victoria Street, Gillingham, ME7 1EL

70a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gillingham (ME7 1EL). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–104 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £155,000 sits 181.8% above the 2000 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 33.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).