FAIRLIGHT, SOUTHSEA AVENUE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, ME12 2NH - £290,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

FAIRLIGHT is a small detached house of 101m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £411,583. It was last sold for £290,000 in March 2016, which was around 14% below the average March 2016 detached price in the Swale local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2010, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

FAIRLIGHT Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for FAIRLIGHT since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Swale local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two FAIRLIGHT sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2016 21 MAR	£290,000	£337,397	14% below HPI
2010 13 JUL	£240,000	£258,088	7% below HPI

FAIRLIGHT Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Swale local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two FAIRLIGHT sales from July 2010 and March 2016 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the July 2010 sale was for 7% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 7% below the HPI over time, until the March 2016 sale, where it falls to 14% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 14% below the HPI.

What might FAIRLIGHT be worth now?

FAIRLIGHT might now be worth an estimated £411,583.

This is based on house price inflation of 41.9%, between March 2016 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Swale local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 41.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for FAIRLIGHT of £290,000 on 21st March 2016. For the value to have increased from £290,000 to £411,583 over the seven years and three months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of FAIRLIGHT has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Swale local authority area.
• The March 2016 sale price of £290,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of FAIRLIGHT has not materially changed since March 2016.

How Large is FAIRLIGHT?

FAIRLIGHT is 101m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2010. This puts it in the smallest 40% of detached houses houses in Minster, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Minster, and where FAIRLIGHT lies on this distribution: 38% of detached houses houses are smaller than FAIRLIGHT, and 62% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Minster.

FAIRLIGHT: Plot and Title Map

FAIRLIGHT sits on a plot of roughly 0.132 of an acre, or 536m². The below map shows the location of FAIRLIGHT, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of FAIRLIGHT). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is FAIRLIGHT?

FAIRLIGHT is located on SOUTHSEA AVENUE in MINSTER ON SEA, in the ME12 postcode district. The below map shows the position of FAIRLIGHT on SOUTHSEA AVENUE.