1 Downsells Barn, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
About 1 Downsells Barn
1 Downsells Barn is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8AP). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 961 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (209 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold September 2020 for £695,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £767,000 is 10.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£723/sq ft) was about 124.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Downsells Barn'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Downsells Barn has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Nov 2004RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed building consent for retention of roof window
Listed- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/04/1218
- May 2004RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for alteration to stairway first floor to second floor levels.
Listed- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/04/0410
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Downsells Barn has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£767,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 17 years.
£695,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2020Most recent
£695,000
+11.2%over 5 years9 April 2015
£625,000
+20.2%over 3 years19 May 2011
£520,000
+15.6%over 4 years17 August 2006
£450,000
+24.1%over 2 years26 August 2003
£362,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8AP: £520,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in ME9 8AP
Green Acres, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
Sold Jul 2024
£965,0002 Downsells Barn, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
Sold Nov 2011
£520,000Thatchers, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
Sold Jun 2010
£1,100,000Downsells Cottage, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
Sold Jun 2004
£270,000Downsells, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
Sold Jun 2002
£650,000
Everything we know about 1 Downsells Barn, 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 Swanton Street homes
1 Downsells Barn outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,787
Street avg £4,622
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 209 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 13.2 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
Pond — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bredgar 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
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB