2b, Maidstone Road, Gillingham, ME8 0DH

2b is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Gillingham (ME8 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since June 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 49.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 27.5% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£572/sq ft) was about 210.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.