Tickham Cottage, Tickham Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0HS
About Tickham Cottage
Tickham Cottage is a detached house in Lynsted, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0HS). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since July 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £1,048,000 sits 165.3% above the 2000 sale of £395,000. 16 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Tickham Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Tickham Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Nov 2018OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of tree house in back garden (Retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/502615/FULL
- Jan 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
(1) To crown lift Holm Oak, prune back branches to at least 2m from building(2) To perform radial crown reduction of Horse Chestnut of up to 25%, thin inner crown by up to 20% and remove dead or dangerous branches
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- TC/12/0002
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Sales history & valuation
Tickham Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,048,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£395,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 July 2000Most recent
£395,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in ME9 0HS: £326,000 (2019–2003).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
1.2 km
Lewson Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Lynsted and Norton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB