South Riding, Old House Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SP
About South Riding
South Riding is a five-bedroom detached house in Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7SP). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 103.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £757,000 in March 2021. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
South Riding's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Dec 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/504580/FULL
- Jan 2008Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion with construction of pitched roof dormers front and rear.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/07/1378
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£791,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 17 years.
£757,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£757,000
+126.0%over 17 years17 October 2003
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7SP: £510,000 (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
£740,000Scotts Hill Farm, The Long Barn, Old House Lane, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SP
Sold Jan 2021
£50,000The 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 South Riding, 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
On years held, South Riding runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,301
Street avg £3,025
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB