Southdown, Chequers Hill, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BN
About Southdown
Southdown is a detached house in Doddington, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 304 m² (around 3272 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2024); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 304 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Southdown's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jan 2024SubdivisionOutlineIn report
EIA Screening opinion for conversion of existing dwelling to 4no. residential apartments including part demolition and erection of a single storey side extension and a two storey rear extension, erection of two storey extensions to either side of existing cottage, and erection of 5no. new residential dwellings, with associated parking, biodiversity and landscape enhancements.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/500065/ENVSCR
- Sept 2023SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Conversion of existing dwelling to 4no. residential apartments including part demolition and erection of a single storey side extension and a two storey rear extension, erection of two storey extensions to either side of existing cottage, and erection of 4no. new residential dwellings, with associated parking, biodiversity and landscape enhancements.
Extension- Documents
- 93 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/503908/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Southdown
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
Southdown has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 0BN: £395,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in ME9 0BN
1 Forstall Cottages, Chequers Hill, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BN
Sold May 2024
£395,000The Oats, Chequers Hill, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BN
Sold Oct 2022
£500,000Kestrels, Chequers Hill, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BN
Sold May 2022
£625,000Rose Cottage, Chequers Hill, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BN
Sold Nov 2019
£310,0002 Forstall Cottages, Chequers Hill, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BN
Sold Nov 2017
£400,000
Everything we know about Southdown, 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 Chequers Hill homes
Floor Area for Southdown runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
304 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Chequers Inn — bus stop.
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
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB