Chesley Farm Cottage, Bull Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SJ
About Chesley Farm Cottage
Chesley Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Newington, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1714 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Chesley Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Chesley Farm Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2022AmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for use of land for external storage of shipping containers, highways signage, barriers and vehicles and placement of containers on the land for rental of storage space.
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/500944/LDCEX
- Feb 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Erection of two storey front and side extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/500018/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Chesley Farm Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£889,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 6 years.
£840,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2018Most recent
£840,000
+66.3%over 6 years2 August 2011
£505,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in ME9 7SJ: £345,000 (2020–1997).
Everything we know about Chesley Farm Cottage, 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 Bull Lane homes
Chesley Farm Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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
1.1 km
Maidstone Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB