5b, Richmond Street, Sheerness, ME12 2QA

5b is a mid-terrace house in Sheerness (ME12 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the 4th 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 (October 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 83.1% above the 2006 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 62.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).