9 Paradise Cottages, Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SU
About 9 Paradise Cottages
9 Paradise Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7SU). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 112 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 39.7% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in December 2013.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 9 Paradise Cottages.
- Oct 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
2 Storey side extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/07/0947
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 Paradise Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 6 years.
£353,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
13 December 2013Most recent
£353,000
+53.5%over 6 years11 July 2007
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7SU: £600,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in ME9 7SU
Paradise Farm, Hales Court, Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SU
Sold Jun 2022
£600,0007 Paradise Cottages, Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SU
Sold Dec 2021
£585,000Paradise Farm, Knights Place, Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SU
Sold Mar 2021
£600,000The Old Farmhouse, Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SU
Sold Nov 2020
£625,0002 Paradise Cottages, Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SU
Sold Mar 2017
£385,000
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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 Lower Hartlip Road homes
9 Paradise Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,152
Street avg £2,601
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 179 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 10.6 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
0.8 km
Breach Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB