2 New Oast Cottages, Spade Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7LZ
About 2 New Oast Cottages
2 New Oast Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since December 2016. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 is 27.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 5 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £260,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Heating systemOil
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
2 New Oast Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2017AmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for use of the property as a dwelling in breach of Agricultural Occupancy Condition of planning permission NK/9/62/66/6754.
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/500772/LDCEX
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 New Oast Cottages
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 September 2020Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7LZ: £480,000 (2022–1998).
Everything we know about 2 New Oast 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 Spade Lane homes
2 New Oast Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 152 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.8 km
Seymour Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB