Kingsdown Rectory, Kingsdown, Sittingbourne, ME9 0AS
About Kingsdown Rectory
Kingsdown Rectory is a five-bedroom detached house in Kingsdown, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 406 m² (around 4370 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £1,831,000 sits 388.3% above the 1997 sale of £375,000. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2019. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Risks
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Energy performance
Kingsdown Rectory'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2019Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from private residential dwelling to mixed use for private dwelling (residential) and use for wedding events including civil marriage and partnership ceremonies, receptions, lunches and dinners. Use of the south west ground floor room in the house as the ceremony site, the north wing and balcony for wedding guest's use. Receptions to take place in a temporarily erected marquee on surrounding land. Designated off-road parking in a field located near the entrance with driveway parking around the house.
- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/505154/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
Kingsdown Rectory's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£1,831,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 July 1997Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in ME9 0AS: £673,000 (2020–2002).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Kingsdown Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB