229a, High Street, Sheerness, ME12 1UR

229a is an end-of-terrace house in Sheerness (ME12 1UR). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 6th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–172 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 (39 versus a best of 78).

Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 28.7% below the 2024 sale of £181,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 385.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £181,000.