What kind of home is Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP?

Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP?

Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP last sold for £1,100,000 in June 2010, around 16 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £250,000 in September 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 1995 and June 2010, Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP rose from £250,000 to £1,100,000, a change of £850,000. That works out to roughly +10.6% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP?

The current EPC rating for Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in December 2009. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP?

Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP has a recorded floor area of 329 m² (3,544 sq ft). That makes it about 139% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 8AP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP use?

The latest EPC at Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP have?

Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP has council approval for an extension granted in February 2006 under ref. SW/05/1553. The wider record also shows 4 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP?

Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP is in council tax band H. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP in?

Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP sits in Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne. It falls within the ME9 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP?

Police records around Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP?

The closest primary school to Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP is Bredgar Church of England Primary School (652m).

How well connected is Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP?

The closest bus stop to Thatchers, Swanton Street, ME9 8AP is Pond, 775m away.

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Thatchers, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AP

3 sales on record10 planning records

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

329 m²

3544 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band H

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Thatchers

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

Thatchers is a detached house in Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8AP). It has a recorded floor area of 329 m² (around 3544 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. At 329 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,437,000 is 30.6% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 29.8% below the postcode norm.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Thatchers'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 14 Dec 2019

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

19.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

Thatchers has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

Apr 2020
Full
In report
Proposed replacement stable block.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
20/500625/FULL
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Jan 2018
OutbuildingFull
In report
Part retrospective application for erection of detached garden room/outbuilding
Retrospective
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
17/505932/FULL
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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.

Latest sale on Thatchers was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,437,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£1,100,000

Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

27 June 2010Most recent
£1,100,000
+51.9%over 5 years
14 April 2005
£724,000
+189.6%over 9 years
21 September 1995
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8AP: £625,000 (2024–2011).

Nearby sales in ME9 8AP

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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.

On floor area, Thatchers stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,341

Street avg £5,734

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Floor Area

329 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

12 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

19.0 t/year

Street avg 10.5 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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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· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 8AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low

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70 dB

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80 dB

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