Blighs Apartments, 1, 135 High Street, Sevenoaks, TN13 1UP

Blighs Apartments is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sevenoaks (TN13 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 49 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Blighs Apartments, where floor areas span 37–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 45.6% above the 2016 sale price.