12 Empress Gardens, Warden, Sheerness, ME12 4NY

12 Empress Gardens is a semi-detached house in Warden, Sheerness, Sheerness (ME12 4NY). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 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 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 sits 70% above the 2008 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 45.2% below the postcode norm.