What type of property is Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB?

Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB sell for?

Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB last sold for £285,000 in March 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £260,000 in October 2015, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB?

Across 2 sales between October 2015 and March 2020, Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB rose from £260,000 to £285,000, a change of £25,000. That works out to roughly +2.1% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB?

The current EPC rating for Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in July 2019. It has improved from a E recorded in November 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB?

Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (980 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 0AB. Source: EPC Register.

How is Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB heated?

The latest EPC at Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB located?

Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB sits in Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne. It falls within the ME9 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB?

Police records around Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB?

The closest primary school to Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB is Rodmersham School (630m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Fulston Manor School (1.5km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB?

The closest bus stop to Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, ME9 0AB is Fruiterers Arms, 570m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AB

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

91 m²

980 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Apple Nook

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Apple Nook is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil.

At 91 m² it's 29.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 21 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 24.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2020 for £285,000.

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Risks

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Specifications

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
Bathrooms1

Outside

DrivewayYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Jul 2019

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2019from Nov 2008

EPC improved fromE51toD58

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting

15%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apple Nook, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apple Nook has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£355,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£285,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

6 March 2020Most recent
£285,000
+9.6%over 4 years
30 October 2015
£260,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 0AB: £607,500 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in ME9 0AB

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On the street

Versus other Highsted Valley homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, Apple Nook runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,132

Street avg £3,403

On par

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sittingbourne district page.

Full Sittingbourne report

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

0.6 km

Fruiterers Arms — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Rodmersham School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME9 0AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 0AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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