What type of property is 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ?

5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ sell for?

5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ last sold for £160,000 in November 2014, around 12 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £43,165 in February 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between February 1996 and November 2014, 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ rose from £43,165 to £160,000, a change of £116,835. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ?

The current EPC rating for 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in October 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ?

5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft), around 58 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 0BZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ heated?

The latest EPC at 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ?

5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ located?

5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ sits in Doddington, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne. It falls within the ME9 postcode district in Kent.

Is 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ in a safe area?

Police records around 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ 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.

Which schools serve 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ?

The closest primary school to 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ is Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School (2.8km).

How well connected is 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ?

The closest bus stop to 5 West End Cottages, The Street, ME9 0BZ is Chequers Inn, 656m away. In total there are 4 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 West End Cottages, The Street, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BZ

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 West End Cottages

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

5 West End Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Doddington, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 is 43.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 18.9% below the postcode norm. On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.

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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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 West End Cottages, The Street, Doddington, Sittingbourne, ME9 0BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 West End 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.

5 West End Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£229,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£160,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

14 November 2014Most recent
£160,000
-14.0%over 6 years
21 April 2008
£186,000
+330.9%over 12 years
23 February 1996
£43,165

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 0BZ: £238,500 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in ME9 0BZ

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 West End Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,759

Street avg £4,271

Strongly below

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

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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

0.7 km

Chequers Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

2.8 km

Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME9 0BZ 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 0BZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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