Paradise Farm, Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7SU
About Paradise Farm
Paradise Farm is a detached house in Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7SU). It has a recorded floor area of 272 m² (around 2928 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 272 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 12 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Paradise Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Paradise Farm has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jun 2022FullIn report
External weatherboard cladding to part of building previously approved under 21/506598/PNQCLA as a change of use to dwelling by Class Q type application.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/501982/FULL
- Feb 2022OutlineIn report
Prior notification for the change of use of agricultural building to 1 no. dwellinghouse and associated operation 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
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/506598/PNQCLA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Paradise Farm
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Paradise Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£856,000
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 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
Everything we know about Paradise 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 Lower Hartlip Road homes
EPC Rating for Paradise Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
19 (G)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
272 m²
Street avg 153 m²
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
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
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB