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3 Spade Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7LZ

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 23
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Spade Lane

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

3 Spade Lane is a detached house in Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2016); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Spade Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Spade Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Spade Lane 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.

3 Spade Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£529,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7LZ: £480,000 (2022–2009).

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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.

On epc rating, 3 Spade Lane runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

23 (F)

Street avg 50 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above
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

0.8 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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Spade Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7LZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.