The Chestnuts, Stockers Hill Road, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0PL
About The Chestnuts
The Chestnuts is a four-bedroom detached house in Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0PL). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£542/sq ft) was about 116.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £700,000.
Know exactly what you're buying at The Chestnuts
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
The Chestnuts sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Chestnuts has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Chestnuts
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
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Sales history & valuation
The Chestnuts valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£733,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 August 2023Most recent
£700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 0PL: £500,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in ME9 0PL
Brownings, Stockers Hill Road, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0PL
Sold Oct 2022
£1,575,000Danum, Stockers Hill Road, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0PL
Sold Oct 2020
£591,000Meon, Stockers Hill Road, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0PL
Sold Dec 2019
£443,000Turrels, Stockers Hill Road, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0PL
Sold Feb 2017
£500,000De Winton, Stockers Hill Road, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0PL
Sold May 2014
£500,000
Everything we know about The Chestnuts, 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
Versus other Stockers Hill Road homes
Price per m² for The Chestnuts runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,833
Street avg £3,422
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 8.1 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
0.2 km
Fruiterers Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Rodmersham School. 15 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
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB