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3 sales on record
About 1 Church Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Church Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Acol, Birchington, Birchington (CT7 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 is 14.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 46.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 119 m² it's 23.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 18 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Church Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 May 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 1 Church Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£375,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Plumstone Road homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 1 Church Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,151
Street avg £2,906
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 99 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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT7 0JD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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