1 Matts Hill Farm Cottages, Matts Hill Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7UY
About 1 Matts Hill Farm Cottages
1 Matts Hill Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7UY). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1016 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
20 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 30.2% above the 2021 sale price. Sold December 2021 for £225,000. 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
1 Matts Hill Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Matts Hill Farm Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2012FullIn report
Change of use from agricultural bunded open storage area to B8 bunded open storage area.
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/10/1338
- Nov 2011Change Of UseFullIn report
Retrospective application for change of use of agricultural building Unit 1 to B1(c) Light Industrial and B2 General Industrial of specific area as indicated on plans (Re-application SW/10/1274)
Retrospective- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/11/0839
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 21 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2021Most recent
£225,000
+55.2%over 21 years26 October 2000
£145,000
Everything we know about 1 Matts Hill Farm Cottages, 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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Tyler Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School. 11 schools 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
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB