5a, Richmond Street, Sheerness, ME12 2QA

5a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sheerness (ME12 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the 9th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2020. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since December 2006, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 81.5% above the 2006 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 33.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 45 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).