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1 Upper Bannister Cottages, Bannister Hill, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HT

5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Upper Bannister Cottages

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

1 Upper Bannister Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8HT). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 30.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2019 for £370,000.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • LandYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas fired
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Upper Bannister Cottages, Bannister Hill, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Upper Bannister Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Nov 2023
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Conservation area notification to fell one Sycamore.

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    23/504476/TCA
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side of property

    Erection of a part single part two storey side extension.

    Documents
    22 docs on file
    Reference
    21/500944/FULL
    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 1998.

Current estimate

£402,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£370,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 July 2019Most recent

    £370,000

    +293.6%over 20 years
  2. 27 September 1998

    £94,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8HT: £437,000 (2025–2004).

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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

0.1 km

Mountview — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Minterne Junior School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 8HT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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