5acres, Holywell Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7HN
About 5acres
5acres is a property in Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7HN).
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £25,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
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Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at 5acres in 2024.
- Jan 2025OutlineIn report
Regulation 77 of the conservation of habitats and species Regulations 2017 in respect of Prior notification 24/503608/PNQCLA for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from agricultural to 2no. dwellinghouses and associated operation development. For its prior approval to: - Transport and Highways impacts of the development. - Noise impacts of the development. - Contamination risks on the site. - Flooding risks on the site. - Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the use of the building to change from agricultural use to C3 (dwellinghouses). - Design and external appearance impacts on the building. - Provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/504680/PNS77
- Oct 2024Change of UseOutlineIn report
Prior notification for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from agricultural to 2no. dwellinghouses and associated operation development. For its prior approval to: - Transport and Highways impacts of the development. - Noise impacts of the development. - Contamination risks on the site. - Flooding risks on the site. - Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the use of the building to change from agricultural use to C3 (dwellinghouses). - Design and external appearance impacts on the building. - Provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses.
- Documents
- 35 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/503608/PNQCLA
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5acres was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£25,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 April 2022Most recent
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7HN: £480,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in ME9 7HN
Holywell House, Holywell Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7HN
Sold Feb 2021
£570,0002 Bedfont House, Holywell Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7HN
Sold Sept 2019
£475,0004 Bedfont House, Holywell Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7HN
Sold Aug 2019
£470,0001 Bedfont House, Holywell Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7HN
Sold Mar 2019
£485,0003 Bedfont House, Holywell Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7HN
Sold Feb 2019
£480,000
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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
0.5 km
Breach Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Holywell Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB