1 Upper Tickham Cottages, Tickham Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0HR
About 1 Upper Tickham Cottages
1 Upper Tickham Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Lynsted, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0HR). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in March 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 154.8% above the 2001 sale of £157,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 63% below the postcode norm. At 101 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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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
Planning history
1 Upper Tickham Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£157,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 March 2001Most recent
£157,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in ME9 0HR: £235,000 (2017–2014).
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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 Tickham Lane homes
On price per m², 1 Upper Tickham Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,554
Street avg £4,120
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
1.4 km
Bogle Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 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
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB