MARLENA, SEXBURGA DRIVE, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, ME12 2LB - £207,000

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

MARLENA is a very small extended detached house of 74m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £386,021. It was last sold for £207,000 in May 2012, which was around 19% below the average May 2012 detached price in the Swale local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2010, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was D.

MARLENA Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for MARLENA 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 MARLENA 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
2012 17 MAY	£207,000	£256,779	19% below HPI
2011 9 NOV	£166,000	£250,986	34% below HPI

MARLENA 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 MARLENA sales from November 2011 and May 2012 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 November 2011 sale was for 34% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 34% below the HPI over time, until the May 2012 sale, where it rises to 19% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 19% below the HPI.

What might MARLENA be worth now?

MARLENA might now be worth an estimated £386,021.

This is based on house price inflation of 86.5%, between May 2012 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 86.5% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for MARLENA of £207,000 on 17th May 2012. For the value to have increased from £207,000 to £386,021 over the eleven years and five months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of MARLENA has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Swale local authority area.
• The May 2012 sale price of £207,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of MARLENA has not materially changed since May 2012.

How Large is MARLENA?

MARLENA is 74m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2010. This puts it in the smallest 20% 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 MARLENA lies on this distribution: 13% of detached houses houses are smaller than MARLENA, and 87% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Minster.

MARLENA: Plot and Title Map

MARLENA sits on a plot of roughly 0.131 of an acre, or 530m². The below map shows the location of MARLENA, 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 MARLENA). 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 MARLENA?

MARLENA is located on SEXBURGA DRIVE in MINSTER ON SEA, in the ME12 postcode district. The below map shows the position of MARLENA on SEXBURGA DRIVE.