Greystones, Old Lenham Road, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BX

Greystones is a five-bedroom detached house in Doddington, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.

Held since May 1996 — that's 30 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 £753,000 sits 312.6% above the 1996 sale of £182,500. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.