5 Gardeners Quay, Upper Strand Street, Sandwich, CT13 9DH

5 Gardeners Quay is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sandwich (CT13 9DH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 82 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 69–153 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 12 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 22.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. At 82 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 11 EPCs).