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Get started14 Melville Lea is a four-bedroom detached house in Woodnesborough, Sandwich, Sandwich (CT13 0NE). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 sits 126.9% above the 2012 sale of £167,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 39.5% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (July 2012).
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Non material amendment to planning permission 25/00692 (Erection of an outbuilding) to reposition outbuilding
14 Melville Lea valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£167,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Floor Area for 14 Melville Lea runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,595
Street avg £3,144
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Erection of an outbuilding
4 more applications for this property
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25 July 2012Most recent
£167,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT13 0NE: £295,000 (2023–2016).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
CT13 0LT
Melville Lea — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Sandwich Technology School. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB
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