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1 Church Cottages, Ludgate Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0RQ

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Church Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Church Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lynsted, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 0RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 14.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 25.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 4 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £277,500.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Church Cottages, Ludgate Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Church Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Church Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£318,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£277,500

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 March 2020Most recent

    £277,500

    +46.1%over 6 years

  2. 30 May 2013

    £190,000

    +107.7%over 14 years

  3. 16 September 1998

    £91,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 0RQ: £287,500 (2025–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Ludgate Lane homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Church Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

64 (D)

Street avg 52 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sittingbourne district page.
Full Sittingbourne report

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

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lynsted and Norton Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME9 0RQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME9 0RQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 0RQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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