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Get startedFernleigh Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Herne Bay (CT6 5QE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 21.4% above the 2007 sale price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Fernleigh Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 4 years.
£131,000
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 4 years.
EPC Rating for Fernleigh Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,770
Street avg £1,071
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Station Road Corner — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
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20 April 2007Most recent
£131,000
+54.1%over 4 years28 March 2003
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT6 5QE: £169,995 (2025–2022).
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
CT6 5EW
Closest school
0.5 km
Herne Bay Junior School. 7 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Medium
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB
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