5 Amherst Place, Ryde, PO33 1FE

5 Amherst Place is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ryde (PO33 1FE). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the 21st smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–103 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 45 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 17.3% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 16.8% below the postcode norm.