Flat 5, 229 High Street, Sheerness, ME12 1UR

Flat 5 is a detached house in Sheerness (ME12 1UR). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–35 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 644.6% above the 2000 sale of £16,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 58.1% below the postcode norm. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.