5d, Richmond Street, Sheerness, ME12 2QA

5d is a semi-detached house in Sheerness (ME12 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 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 (February 2025) shows an E (score 45), 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, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in December 2004. Across 2002–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 33.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 sits 96.8% above the 2004 sale of £62,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 54.9% 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).