What type of property is 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP?

2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

When did 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP last change hands?

2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP last sold for £360,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £82,269 in February 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP changed over time?

Across 3 sales between February 2007 and July 2022, 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP rose from £82,269 to £360,000, a change of £277,731. That works out to roughly +10.1% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP have?

The current EPC rating for 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP?

2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 66% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 7DP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP heated?

The latest EPC at 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP?

2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP is in council tax band D.

Where is 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP located?

2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP sits in Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne. It falls within the ME9 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP?

Police records around 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP?

The closest primary school to 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP is Lower Halstow Primary School (476m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP?

The closest bus stop to 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, ME9 7DP is Landrail Road, 66m away. The nearest rail option is Newington Rail Station, 2.2km away.

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2 Bell Cottages, The Street, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7DP

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 2 Bell Cottages

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

2 Bell Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7DP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 133.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff street
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

2 Bell Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Bell Cottages, The Street, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Bell Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

10applications 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.

2 Bell Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2007.

Current estimate

£367,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£360,000

Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

14 July 2022Most recent
£360,000
+46.9%over 11 months
8 August 2021
£245,000
+197.8%over 14 years
22 February 2007
£82,269

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7DP: £290,000 (2022–2009).

Nearby sales in ME9 7DP

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 2 Bell Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,615

Street avg £1,843

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 62 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

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

Landrail Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Lower Halstow Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME9 7DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 7DP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

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