8 Mountview, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JL

8 Mountview is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8JL). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–113 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 sits 69.6% above the 2006 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2018. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.