Bottom Flat, 52 Marine Parade, Sheerness, ME12 2BD

Bottom Flat is a mid-terrace house in Sheerness (ME12 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in August 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 sits 155% above the 2000 sale of £59,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 37.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs).