3 Orchard Cottages, Norton Road, Norton, Sittingbourne, ME9 0EX

3 Orchard Cottages is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Norton, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0EX). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 sits 72.2% above the 2007 sale of £270,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.