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Green Acres, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP

4 sales on record8 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
138 m²
1485 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Green Acres

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

Green Acres is a detached house in Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8AP). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £694,000 is 28.1% below the 2024 sale of £965,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£650/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (184 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £965,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Green Acres.

  1. Feb 2025
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey rear extension and replacement of conservatory roof.

    Extension
    Documents
    22 docs on file
    Reference
    24/505069/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Erection of a single storey front and rear extensions and external works.

    Documents
    19 docs on file
    Reference
    24/502946/FULL
    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.

Price for Green Acres has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£694,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£965,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 July 2024Most recent

    £965,000

    +94.9%over 15 years
  2. 10 September 2008

    £495,000

  3. 26 April 2007

    £495,000

    +450.0%over 11 years
  4. 29 June 1995

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8AP: £625,000 (2020–2010).

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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.

Years Held for Green Acres lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,993

Street avg £4,821

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Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 197 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 10 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 13.9 t/year

Strongly above
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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Green Acres, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.