Flat 2, 5 Fonblanque Road, Sheerness, ME12 2NY

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sheerness (ME12 2NY). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–100 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (66 versus a worst of 41). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 57.7% above the 2021 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 123.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold February 2021 for £78,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.