What kind of home is 8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB is a 5-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

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

8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB last sold for £795,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £475,000 in August 2006, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

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

Across 2 sales between August 2006 and June 2022, 8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB rose from £475,000 to £795,000, a change of £320,000. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

The current EPC rating for 8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB has a recorded floor area of 267 m² (2,874 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 46% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 8GB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB use?

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

Has 8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB had any planning applications?

8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB has 3 approved extension applications on file including single-storey side and rear extension and side and rear extension. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

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

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

Which area is 8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB in?

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

How safe is the area around 8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

Police records around 8 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.

What schools are near 8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

The closest primary school to 8 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 transport links are near 8 Rooks View, ME9 8GB?

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

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8 Rooks View, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8GB

7 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

267 m²

2874 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About 8 Rooks View

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

8 Rooks View is a five-bedroom detached house in Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8GB). It has a recorded floor area of 267 m² (around 2874 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 267 m² the property is well over the postcode median (185 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Sold June 2022 for £795,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
StudyYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
GarageDouble

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Rooks View's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

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

8 Rooks View has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.

May 2016
Amendment
In report
Non-Material Amendment to remove the roof lights and to install guttering Subject to 15/508927/FULL
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
16/502198/NMAMD
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Feb 2016
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Retrospective erection of single storey side and rear extension with increase in flat roof pitch and roof lights
Retrospective
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
15/508927/FULL
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Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Rooks View was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£818,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£795,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

16 June 2022Most recent
£795,000
+67.4%over 15 years
16 August 2006
£475,000

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.

8 Rooks View outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,978

Street avg £3,132

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Floor Area

267 m²

Street avg 180 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

12 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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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

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55 dB

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