12 Matts Hill Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7XA
About 12 Matts Hill Road
12 Matts Hill Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 7XA). It has a recorded floor area of 670 m² (around 7212 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2019) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 670 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,794,000 sits 327.1% above the 2015 sale of £420,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 84% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
12 Matts Hill Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2019FullIn report
Retrospective application for the construction of a quadruple garage with store, ground source heat pumps, timber shed and kennel and formation of hardstanding area to sides and rear along with concrete path around rear perimeter of site
- Agent
- Abbyad J-L RIBA
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- MC/18/2873
- Jun 2018FullIn report
Construction of a quadruple garage and garage store, with the reconfiguration of driveway and with brick walls/piers and metal railing front boundary treatment
- Agent
- Abbyad J-L RIBA
- Reference
- MC/18/1330
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Sales history & valuation
12 Matts Hill Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2015).
£1,794,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 July 2015Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 7XA: £630,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in ME9 7XA
3 Matts Hill Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7XA
Sold Apr 2024
£1,225,000Woodsview, Matts Hill Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7XA
Sold Feb 2023
£630,000The Woodlands, Matts Hill Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7XA
Sold Oct 2020
£650,00010 Matts Hill Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7XA
Sold Jan 2016
£325,0002 Matts Hill Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7XA
Sold Sept 2014
£460,000
Everything we know about 12 Matts Hill Road, 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 Matts Hill Road homes
Price per m² for 12 Matts Hill Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£627
Street avg £4,357
Floor Area
670 m²
Street avg 193 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 7 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Hawbeck Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.3dB