Beach Cottage, Dungeness Road, Dungeness, Romney Marsh, TN29 9NE

Beach Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Dungeness, Romney Marsh, Romney Marsh (TN29 9NE). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings, attached land beyond the plot and a loft.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 sits 83.3% above the 2009 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 57% below the postcode norm.