39a, High Street, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9 7JR

39a is a two-bedroom detached house in Newington, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7JR). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 85 m² this is the 7th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 63–192 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 5 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £290,000. At 85 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 98.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.