1 Bell Cottages, The Street, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7DP
About 1 Bell Cottages
1 Bell Cottages is a semi-detached house in Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7DP). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in June 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 512% above the 1997 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 73.8% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Bell Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Bell Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 June 1997Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7DP: £360,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in ME9 7DP
2 Bell Cottages, The Street, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7DP
Sold Jul 2022
£360,000Chapel House, The Street, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7DP
Sold Mar 2022
£430,0002 Fourwinds, The Street, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7DP
Sold Mar 2019
£131,0001 Fourwinds, The Street, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7DP
Sold Mar 2017
£290,000
Everything we know about 1 Bell Cottages, 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 The Street homes
On price per m², 1 Bell Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£526
Street avg £3,206
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.1 km
Landrail Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Lower Halstow Primary School. 3 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
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB