What type of property is 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX?

1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX?

1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX last sold for £239,500 in March 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX?

The current EPC rating for 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX is F with a score of 29 out of 100, lodged in September 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX?

1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 62% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 8EX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX?

1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX located?

1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX sits in Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne. It falls within the ME9 postcode district in Kent.

Is 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX 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.

Which schools serve 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX?

The closest primary school to 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX is Bredgar Church of England Primary School (105m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX?

The closest bus stop to 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, ME9 8EX is Pond, 54m away. In total there are 12 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Garden Cottages, The Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8EX

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 29

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Garden Cottages

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

1 Garden Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8EX). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (197 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 29.4% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £239,500 in March 2020.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Garden Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F29

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Garden Cottages, The Street, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Garden Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

23applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£310,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£239,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 March 2020Most recent
£239,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8EX: £570,000 (2022–2014).

Nearby sales in ME9 8EX

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Garden Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,071

Street avg £3,347

Above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 220 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 9.2 t/year

Above

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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.

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Pond — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Bredgar Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 8EX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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