Downsells Cottage, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
About Downsells Cottage
Downsells Cottage is a property in Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8AP). It has council tax band E.
It hasn't traded since June 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2018. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Downsells Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Nov 2018RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for replacement of ten existing windows with purpose made timber windows.
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/505004/LBC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 2004Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8AP: £625,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in ME9 8AP
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Sold Jul 2024
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Sold Sept 2020
£695,0002 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, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
Sold Jun 2002
£650,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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