Villa Nova, Blind Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham, ME7 3JR

Villa Nova is a three-bedroom detached house in Bredhurst, Gillingham, Gillingham (ME7 3JR). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (January 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 116 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 is 24.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 72.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2019 for £400,000.