156a, Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5UB

156a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gillingham (ME7 5UB). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 sits 136.7% above the 2003 sale of £60,000. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.