Halfacre House, Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0EN
About Halfacre House
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.
Know exactly what you're buying at Halfacre House
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
- LandYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Feb 2023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
Planning history
A recent planning application at Halfacre House was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2022ExtensionFullIn 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
- Apr 2021PorchFullIn 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
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Halfacre House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Halfacre House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£890,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 22 years.
£940,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
4 March 2022Most recent
£940,000
+459.5%over 22 years12 November 1999
£168,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 0EN: £315,000 (2020–2002).
Everything we know about Halfacre 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Lynsted Lane homes
Halfacre House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,620
Street avg £3,325
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Bogle Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Lynsted and Norton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB