1 Bishops Cottages, Nouds Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0ES
About 1 Bishops Cottages
1 Bishops Cottages is a semi-detached house in Lynsted, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0ES). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (263 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2005New BuildHeritageIn report
Erection of two replacement dwellings
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/05/1378
- Dec 2005New BuildFullIn report
Erection of two replacement dwelling.
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/05/1353
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Bishops Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£367,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in ME9 0ES: £390,000 (1998–1998).
Nearby sales in ME9 0ES
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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
Versus other Nouds Lane homes
EPC Rating for 1 Bishops Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 267 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 17.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
0.9 km
Lewson Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Lynsted and Norton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB