What kind of home is 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD?

23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD?

23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD last sold for £175,000 in February 2007, around 19 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD have?

The current EPC rating for 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in February 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD?

23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (1,259 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 159% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME12 1HD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD use?

The latest EPC at 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD?

23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD is in council tax band D.

Which area is 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD in?

23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD sits in Sheerness. It falls within the ME12 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD?

Police records around 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD?

The closest primary school to 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD is West Minster Primary School (314m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is EKC Sheppey Secondary (1.8km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD?

The closest bus stop to 23a, Chilham Close, ME12 1HD is Hawthorn Avenue, 194m away. The nearest rail option is Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station, 1.4km away.

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23a, Chilham Close, Sheerness, ME12 1HD

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

117 m²

1259 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 23a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23a is a three-bedroom detached house in Sheerness (ME12 1HD). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in February 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 sits 63.4% above the 2007 sale of £175,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23a

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23a, Chilham Close, Sheerness, ME12 1HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 23a

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Current estimate

£286,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2007)

£175,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

13 February 2007Most recent
£175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME12 1HD: £123,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in ME12 1HD

On the street

Versus other Chilham Close homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,496

Street avg £1,601

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Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sheerness district page.

Full Sheerness report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Hawthorn Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

West Minster Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME12 1HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME12 1HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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