What kind of home is 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS?

3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS sell for?

3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS last sold for £255,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £215,000 in February 2016, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS changed over time?

Across 2 sales between February 2016 and January 2020, 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS rose from £215,000 to £255,000, a change of £40,000. That works out to roughly +4.4% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in June 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS?

3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 45% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 0BS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS use?

The latest EPC at 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS?

3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS is in council tax band C.

Which area is 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS in?

3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS sits in Doddington, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne. It falls within the ME9 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS?

Police records around 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS 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.

How well connected is 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS?

The closest bus stop to 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BS is Chequers Inn, 317m away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BS

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Fernlea Cottages

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

3 Fernlea Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Doddington, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0BS). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 14.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 87.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £255,000 in January 2020.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
ParkingOff road

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2019

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2019from Aug 2015

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Fernlea Cottages, The Street, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Fernlea Cottages 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

£293,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£255,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

31 January 2020Most recent
£255,000
+18.6%over 3 years
17 February 2016
£215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 0BS: £351,000 (2022–2012).

Nearby sales in ME9 0BS

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Fernlea Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,543

Street avg £4,666

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.3 km

Chequers Inn — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 0BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

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70 dB

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