Green Acres, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
About Green Acres
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Green Acres.
- Feb 2025ConservatoryFullIn 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
- Oct 2024ExtensionFullIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Green Acres has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£694,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 29 years.
£965,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
18 July 2024Most recent
£965,000
+94.9%over 15 years10 September 2008
£495,000
26 April 2007
£495,000
+450.0%over 11 years29 June 1995
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8AP: £625,000 (2020–2010).
Nearby sales in ME9 8AP
1 Downsells Barn, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
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 Cottage, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
Sold Jun 2004
£270,000Downsells, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP
Sold Jun 2002
£650,000
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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
Years Held for Green Acres lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,993
Street avg £4,821
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 197 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 13.9 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