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Walnut Tree Cottage, Old Lenham Road, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BX

Extendable6 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Walnut Tree Cottage

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

Walnut Tree Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Doddington, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2021–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Last sale on file: £385,000 in April 2024.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

Walnut Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Walnut Tree Cottage, Old Lenham Road, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Walnut Tree Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Apr 2025
    Conditions
    In report

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3- (details of all external finishing materials) 4- (chimney pots) subject to 24/502845/LBC

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    25/500562/SUB
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2024
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Listed Building Consent to rebuild chimney using original stock bricks where possible and red coloured bricks and lime mortar, repair original cast iron gutters and paint black and replace broken tiles like for like.

    Listed
    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    24/502845/LBC
    View planning record
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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.
Current estimate

£416,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£385,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 April 2024Most recent

    £385,000

    +10.0%over 3 years

  2. 19 March 2021

    £350,000

Median price across the last 1 sales in ME9 0BX: £182,500 (1996–1996).

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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 0BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME9 0BX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 0BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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