27a, Marshall Road, Gillingham, ME8 0AP

27a is a three-bedroom detached house in Gillingham (ME8 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 195 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £688,000 sits 59.3% above the 2012 sale of £432,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.