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5 sales on record
About Walnut Tree Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Walnut Tree Cottage is a detached house in Acol, Birchington, Birchington (CT7 0JA). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 147.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £655,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 120 m² it's 26.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 16 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Walnut Tree Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Walnut Tree Cottage, The Street, Acol, Birchington, CT7 0JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at Walnut Tree Cottage.
- Dec 2011ExtensionFullGrant Permission
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey front and side extension together with part single storey part two storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Walnut Tree Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£639,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£655,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Walnut Tree Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,458
Street avg £3,057
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birchington district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT7 0JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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