What kind of home is 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW?

26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW last change hands?

26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW last sold for £263,820 in February 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £70,000 in September 1997, so prices have been rising over 21 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 1997 and February 2019, 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW rose from £70,000 to £263,820, a change of £193,820. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW?

The current EPC rating for 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW?

26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME12 2JW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW use?

The latest EPC at 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW?

26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW is in council tax band D.

Which area is 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW in?

26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW sits in Minster On Sea, Sheerness, Sheerness. It falls within the ME12 postcode district in Kent.

Is 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW in a safe area?

Police records around 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW 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 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW?

The closest primary school to 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW is Minster in Sheppey Primary School (529m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Minster (1.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW?

The closest bus stop to 26 Abbey View Drive, ME12 2JW is The Broadway Shops, 200m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Abbey View Drive, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 2JW

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 26 Abbey View Drive

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

26 Abbey View Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Minster On Sea, Sheerness, Sheerness (ME12 2JW). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 28.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 73.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 22 EPCs). Last sale on file: £263,820 in February 2019.

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
Bathrooms1
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Central heatingYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Abbey View Drive, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 2JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Abbey View Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£263,820

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

21 February 2019Most recent
£263,820
+276.9%over 21 years
25 September 1997
£70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME12 2JW: £375,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in ME12 2JW

On the street

Versus other Abbey View Drive homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 26 Abbey View Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,565

Street avg £2,946

Above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£332k

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3 bed2 bath

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1 Coronation Road

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3 bed

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1 Cardinal Close, Minster On Sea

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1 Cavour Road

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1 Cheyney Rock, Marine Parade

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4 bed4 bath

£425k

1 Appleford Drive, Minster On Sea

ME12 2SR

4 bed2 bath

£240k

1 Ash Lane, Minster On Sea

ME12 2BF

2 bed1 bath

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

The Broadway Shops — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Minster in Sheppey Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME12 2JW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME12 2JW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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