What type of property is 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED?

18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED?

18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED last sold for £215,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £52,000 in November 1998, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 1998 and November 2022, 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED rose from £52,000 to £215,000, a change of £163,000. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED?

The current EPC rating for 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in July 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED?

18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (506 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME12 3ED. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED?

18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED located?

18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED sits in Minster On Sea, Sheerness, Sheerness. It falls within the ME12 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED?

Police records around 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED?

The closest primary school to 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED is Queenborough School and Nursery (859m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Leigh Academy Minster (1.3km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED?

The closest bus stop to 18 Ashley Close, ME12 3ED is Holm Place, 204m away. The nearest rail option is Queenborough Rail Station, 1.2km away.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

18 Ashley Close, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3ED

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

47 m²

506 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 18 Ashley Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Ashley Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Minster On Sea, Sheerness, Sheerness (ME12 3ED). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.

Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 is 11.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 96.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 32 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £215,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageEn bloc

Building

TenureFreehold
RefurbishedYes

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Ashley Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

The data behind every report

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Ashley Close, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Ashley Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

18applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Ashley Close

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

Larger development activity nearby

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Ashley Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£240,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2022)

£215,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

18 November 2022Most recent
£215,000
+313.5%over 23 years
26 November 1998
£52,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME12 3ED: £270,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in ME12 3ED

On the street

Versus other Ashley Close homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 18 Ashley Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,574

Street avg £3,215

Strongly above

Floor Area

47 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly above

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Ashley Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

The data behind every report

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£245k

1 Aster Road, Minster On Sea

ME12 3GB

2 bed2 bath

£258k

1 Bellflower Avenue, Minster On Sea

ME12 3TB

2 bed

£289k

1 Banner Way, Minster On Sea

ME12 3AX

2 bed1 bath

£195k

1 Baird Way, Minster On Sea

ME12 3UG

2 bed1 bath

£301k

1 Boundary Close, Minster On Sea

ME12 3RG

2 bed

£181k

1 Beech House, Nettle Way, Minster On Sea

ME12 3FF

2 bed2 bath

£162k

1 Alder House, Laurel Road, Minster On Sea

ME12 3TW

2 bed2 bath

£147k

1 Ash House, Nettle Way, Minster On Sea

ME12 3FF

2 bed

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sheerness district page.

Full Sheerness report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Holm Place — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Queenborough School and Nursery. 10 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME12 3ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME12 3ED

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Ashley Close, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3ED. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.