3 Swanton Street Cottages, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AS
About 3 Swanton Street Cottages
3 Swanton Street Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £400,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (300 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£676/sq ft) was about 162.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Swanton Street Cottages has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2014ConditionsIn report
Compliance with conditions 2 (samples) and 3 (joinery)
- Reference
- SW/13/1187/CCA
- Nov 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed ground floor extension at the rear.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/13/1156
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 23 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
14 March 2025Most recent
£400,000
+100.1%over 18 years6 April 2006
£199,950
+33.3%over 3 years13 June 2002
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8AS: £1,200,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in ME9 8AS
The Meadows, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AS
Sold Nov 2021
£1,200,000Swanton Croft, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AS
Sold Nov 2021
£815,000Swanton Old House, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AS
Sold Sept 2021
£1,250,000Swanton Hall, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AS
Sold Jul 2019
£1,300,000Swanton Lodge, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AS
Sold Nov 2017
£795,000
Everything we know about 3 Swanton Street Cottages, in one report
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
3 Swanton Street Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,273
Street avg £4,261
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 266 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 11.9 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
1.4 km
Pond — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Bredgar Church of England Primary School. 2 schools 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
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB