Funton, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AB
About Funton
Funton is a three-bedroom detached house in Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 is 17% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 94.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £365,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Funton has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Funton
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£365,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 October 2021Most recent
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 0AB: £607,500 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in ME9 0AB
Red Roofs, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AB
Sold Apr 2024
£607,500Conway, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AB
Sold Feb 2024
£330,000Sundene, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AB
Sold Sept 2023
£590,000The Paddock, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AB
Sold Sept 2022
£740,000Toledo, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AB
Sold Jun 2022
£640,000
Everything we know about Funton, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Highsted Valley homes
Floor Area for Funton lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,345
Street avg £3,316
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB