Grainey Farm Cottage, Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7ST

Grainey Farm Cottage is a detached house in Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7ST). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1908 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 31). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £676,000 sits 59.1% above the 2009 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.