Scotts Hill Farm, The Long Barn, Old House Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SP
About Scotts Hill Farm
Scotts Hill Farm is a detached house in Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7SP). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2020) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 100).
At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -90.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £743,000 sits 1386% above the 2021 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£18/sq ft) was about 92.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £50,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2019OutbuildingFullIn report
New detached garage ancillary to converted barn.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/501575/FULL
- Jun 2017OutlineIn report
Prior notification for the change of use of agricultural building and land within its curtilage to 1 residential unit with associated operational developmentFor it's prior approval to:- Transport and Highways impacts of the development.- Contamination risks on the site.- Flooding risks on the site.- Noise impacts of the development.- Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the use of the building to change as proposed.- Design and external appearance impacts on the building.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/502712/PNQCLA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Scotts Hill Farm changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£743,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -90.2% per year over 1 year.
£50,000
Growth on file: -90.2% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
1 January 2021Most recent
£50,000
-90.2%1 December 2020
£510,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7SP: £740,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in ME9 7SP
Eastfields, Old House Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SP
Sold Oct 2022
£975,000Hillboro, Old House Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SP
Sold Mar 2021
£740,000South Riding, Old House Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SP
Sold Mar 2021
£757,000The Old Stables, Old House Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SP
Sold Dec 2020
£275,0002 The Barn, Old House Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SP
Sold Jun 2020
£652,500
Everything we know about Scotts Hill Farm, 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 Old House Lane homes
EPC Rating for Scotts Hill Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£192
Street avg £3,482
Floor Area
261 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 7 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Breach Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB