Broom Hill House, Old Lenham Road, Wichling, Sittingbourne, ME9 0DS
About Broom Hill House
Broom Hill House is a five-bedroom detached house in Wichling, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Last sale on file: £750,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
Broom Hill House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Broom Hill House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear kitchen extension, a single storey side extension and changes to fenestration. Relocated site entrance and conversion of existing garage into a gym (ancillary to the main dwelling) including a partial demolition.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/503952/FULL
- Aug 2020OutbuildingOtherIn report
Prior Notification for a proposed agricultural storage building. For it's prior approval to: - Siting, design and external appearance.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/503515/AGRIC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Broom Hill House has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£773,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 26 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
25 November 2021Most recent
£750,000
+53.1%over 12 years23 August 2009
£490,000
+1.0%over 2 years19 April 2007
£485,000
+251.4%over 11 years10 November 1995
£138,000
Everything we know about Broom Hill House, 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
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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
2.6 km
Chequers Inn — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB