The Old Tractor Shed, Bull Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SJ
About The Old Tractor Shed
The Old Tractor Shed is a detached house in Newington, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft). The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Planning history
A recent planning application at The Old Tractor Shed was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2025OutlineIn report
Prior notification for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from agricultural to 2no. dwellinghouses and associated operational 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
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/501085/PNQCLA
- Mar 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Section 73 - Application for removal of condition 8 (to enable family members to reside for unrestricted periods within units 2 and 3) pursuant to 15/504706/FULL for - Variation of condition 11 of SW/12/1540 (Conversion and enlargement of redundant farm building to 3 no: self -contained units for use as holiday accommodation with associated on-site parking, turning and amenity space along with diversion of public footpath. Erection of barn and provision of pond.) - to allow unit 1 to be used fully for permanent residential use.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/504732/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Tractor Shed has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 7SJ: £415,000 (2020–2002).
Nearby sales in ME9 7SJ
1 Thrognall Farm Cottages, Bull Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SJ
Sold Nov 2020
£415,000Chesley Farm Cottage, Bull Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SJ
Sold Jan 2018
£840,000Thrognall Farm, The Bungalow, Bull Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SJ
Sold Nov 2002
£345,000Chesley Cottage, Bull Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SJ
Sold Apr 1997
£345,000
Everything we know about The Old Tractor Shed, 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
The Old Tractor Shed outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
78 (C)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB