8 Coleshall Cottages, Sheerstone, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RJ

8 Coleshall Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Iwade, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2006–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 105.8% above the 2009 sale of £138,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm.