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2 New Oast Cottages, Spade Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7LZ

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 New Oast Cottages

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

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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Valuation

against the asking price

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Building

  • Heating systemOil
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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 New Oast Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Jul 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2017from Dec 2016
EPC improved fromE53toD60
Heating System
Gas BoilerStorage Heaters

Heating system changed

Main Fuel
OilElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls
Prog + StatManual

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Main SystemImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system changed

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting
100%80%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Jul 2017from Jul 2017
EPC improved fromD59toE45
Low Energy Lighting
80%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 New Oast Cottages, Spade Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2017
    Amendment
    In 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
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£260,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 September 2020Most recent

    £260,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7LZ: £480,000 (2022–1998).

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On the street

Versus other Spade Lane homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 New Oast Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.

EPC Rating

45 (E)

Street avg 46 (E)

On par

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below
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.

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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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 7LZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME9 7LZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 7LZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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

Common questions

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