Lower Flat, 62 Victoria Street, Gillingham, ME7 1EN

Lower Flat is a mid-terrace house in Gillingham (ME7 1EN). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in February 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 22.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 131.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.