What type of property is 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB is a 6-bedroom detached house.

When did 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB last change hands?

1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB last sold for £485,000 in March 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £395,000 in December 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between December 2006 and March 2020, 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB rose from £395,000 to £485,000, a change of £90,000. That works out to roughly +1.6% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in December 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (1,561 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 8GB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB located?

1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB sits in Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne. It falls within the ME9 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

Police records around 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB 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 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

The closest primary school to 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB is Borden Church of England Primary School (1.3km), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Westlands School (1.7km).

What is the nearest station to 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

The closest bus stop to 1 Rooks View, ME9 8GB is Rook Lane, 211m away. The nearest rail option is Newington Rail Station, 1.5km away.

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1 Rooks View, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8GB

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

145 m²

1561 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Rooks View

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

1 Rooks View is a six-bedroom detached house in Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8GB). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 20.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 145 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (186 m² median across 27 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £485,000.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms6
Bathrooms4
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-west-facing
GarageDouble

Building

Heating systemGas

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 Rooks View's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Dec 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2014

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Rooks View, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8GB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Rooks View 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

£584,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£485,000

Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

27 March 2020Most recent
£485,000
+44.8%over 6 years
25 April 2013
£335,000
-15.2%over 6 years
19 December 2006
£395,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8GB: £640,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in ME9 8GB

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On the street

Versus other Rooks View homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Rooks View lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,345

Street avg £3,117

Above

Floor Area

145 m²

Street avg 184 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly above

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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

0.2 km

Rook Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Borden Church of England Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 8GB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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