1 Woodland Cottages, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AD
About 1 Woodland Cottages
1 Woodland Cottages is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £577,000 is 20.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 91.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Woodland Cottages
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- LandYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
1 Woodland Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 1 Woodland Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Feb 2022FullIn report
Retrospective application for erection of a timber framed storage/studio on a concrete base with insertion of replacement pitched roof, doors and windows.
Retrospective- Documents
- 37 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/506434/FULL
- May 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Retrospective application for erection of a timber framed storage/studio on a concrete base with flat roof.
Retrospective- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/501022/FULL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Woodland Cottages
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Woodland Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£577,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 August 2017Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 0AD: £250,000 (2018–2014).
Nearby sales in ME9 0AD
3 Woodland Cottages, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AD
Sold Dec 2018
£220,000Fairview, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AD
Sold Mar 2016
£420,000Hillside, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AD
Sold Sept 2015
£282,500Kismet, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AD
Sold May 2014
£250,0002 Woodland Cottages, Highsted Valley, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AD
Sold Jan 2014
£183,500
Everything we know about 1 Woodland Cottages, 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Highsted Valley homes
1 Woodland Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £2,732
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
0.7 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
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB