Flat 2, 3 Alma Road, Sheerness, ME12 2NZ

Flat 2 is a property in Sheerness (ME12 2NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 41 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–230 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 53.3% above the 2008 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.