54b, Marine Parade, Sheerness, ME12 2BD

54b is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sheerness (ME12 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 12th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 15–196 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 41 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 24.4% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 207% above the typical sold price in the postcode.