Walnut Tree Cottage, Bull Lane, Stockbury, Sittingbourne, ME9 7UB
About Walnut Tree Cottage
Walnut Tree Cottage is a detached house in Stockbury, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7UB). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £723,000 sits 3515% above the 2021 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£10/sq ft) was about 97.3% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £20,000 in June 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
Energy performance
Walnut Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Walnut Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Walnut Tree Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£20,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 June 2021Most recent
£20,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7UB: £740,000 (2021–1998).
Everything we know about Walnut Tree Cottage, 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 Bull Lane homes
On floor area, Walnut Tree Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1.1 km
Roundabout — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB