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Swanton Croft, Swanton Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AS

3 sales on record6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
145 m²
1561 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Swanton Croft

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

Swanton Croft is a detached house in Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 145 m² it sits well below the postcode median (300 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £912,000 is 11.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£522/sq ft) was about 64.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £815,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Swanton Croft has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Jul 2022
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of a 3 bay open fronted car barn in the front garden of the property.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    22/502232/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2016
    Conditions
    In report

    Submission of Details pursuant to Condition 2 - Materials of 14/504592/FULL.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    16/502584/SUB
    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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£912,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£815,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 November 2021Most recent

    £815,000

    +226.0%over 20 years
  2. 25 July 2001

    £250,000

    +16.3%over 1 year
  3. 29 June 2000

    £215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8AS: £1,200,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Swanton Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Swanton Croft stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,621

Street avg £4,592

Strongly above

Floor Area

145 m²

Street avg 248 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 11.6 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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME9 8AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME9 8AS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 8AS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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