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Halfacre House, Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0EN

Extendable5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
142 m²
1528 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Halfacre House

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

Halfacre House is a five-bedroom detached house in Lynsted, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0EN). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£615/sq ft) was about 96.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £940,000 in March 2022. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff street
  • LandYes

Building

  • 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.

Halfacre House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Feb 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Halfacre House, Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Halfacre House was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Sept 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a two storey rear extension with 2no. side dormers to an existing annexe building ancillary to the main dwelling house.

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    22/503371/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2021
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Erection of a two storey side extension and front porch.

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    21/501146/FULL
    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.

Latest sale on Halfacre House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£890,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£940,000

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 March 2022Most recent

    £940,000

    +459.5%over 22 years
  2. 12 November 1999

    £168,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 0EN: £315,000 (2020–2002).

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On the street

Versus other Lynsted Lane homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Halfacre House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,620

Street avg £3,325

Strongly above

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sittingbourne district page.

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

0.1 km

Bogle Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Lynsted and Norton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 0EN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Halfacre House, Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0EN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.