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1 Downsells Barn, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP

5 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
89 m²
961 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Downsells Barn

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Downsells Barn, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Downsells Barn has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

  1. Nov 2004
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Listed building consent for retention of roof window

    Listed
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    SW/04/1218
    View planning record
  2. May 2004
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Listed Building Consent for alteration to stairway first floor to second floor levels.

    Listed
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    SW/04/0410
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Downsells Barn has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£767,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£695,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 September 2020Most recent

    £695,000

    +11.2%over 5 years
  2. 9 April 2015

    £625,000

    +20.2%over 3 years
  3. 19 May 2011

    £520,000

    +15.6%over 4 years
  4. 17 August 2006

    £450,000

    +24.1%over 2 years
  5. 26 August 2003

    £362,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8AP: £520,000 (2024–2007).

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On the street

Versus other Swanton Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Downsells Barn outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,787

Street avg £4,622

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 209 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 10 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 13.2 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sittingbourne district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME9 8AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME9 8AP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 8AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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