Medlar House, Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0RL
About Medlar House
Medlar House is a detached house in Lynsted, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0RL). It has a recorded floor area of 316 m² (around 3401 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 316 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Medlar House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Medlar House sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Dec 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a Conservation Area application:- Tree 1, 2, 3, - Dwarf Conifer at property entrance - reduce in height and width from 2.25m to 1.5m. Tree 4 - Sycamore - reduce height from 10m to 6m to preserve shape. Tree 5 - Fell dead Medlar tree. Tree 6 and 7 - Silver Birch - Fell dead trees. Tree 8 - Pollarded Sycamore - reduce from 10m to 6m. Tree 9 - Sycamore - reduce from 15m to 5m to help adjacent Sycamore thrive. Tree 10 - Horse Chestnut - Fell diseased tree. Tree 11 and 12 - Leylandii - reduce from 12m to 8m and 18m to 8m overgrown to reduce /eliminate falling branches and foliage - safety concern. Tree 13 - Tree of Heaven - reduce from 12m to 9m - shading excessively and vulnerable to wind damage. Tree 14 - Swamp Cyprus - reduce from 18m to 10m - shading excessively and vulnerable to wind damage. Tree 15 - Red Sycamore - reduce from 15m to 12m - shading excessively and vulnerable to wind damage. Tree 16 - Liquid Amber - reduce from 15m to 10m - shading excessively and vulnerable to wind damage. The width of trees wil be adjusted during surgery to provide appropriate shape and tree health.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/505276/TCA
- May 2013RenovationOutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate for replacement front windows (Proposed)
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/13/0405
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Medlar House
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
Medlar House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£854,000
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 5 sales in ME9 0RL: £475,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in ME9 0RL
Holly House, Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0RL
Sold Nov 2024
£725,000Berkeley House, Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0RL
Sold Jan 2023
£1,400,0001 Swedish Houses, Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0RL
Sold Dec 2020
£325,000Beaverwood, Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0RL
Sold Oct 2020
£475,0003 Swedish Houses, Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0RL
Sold Sept 2020
£239,500
Everything we know about Medlar House, 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 Lynsted Lane homes
Medlar House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
79 (C)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
316 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.1 km
Lynsted and Norton Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Lynsted and Norton Primary School. 5 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
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB