1 Upper Bannister Cottages, Bannister Hill, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HT
About 1 Upper Bannister Cottages
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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against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Upper Bannister Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conservation area notification to fell one Sycamore.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/504476/TCA
- Apr 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Erection of a part single part two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/500944/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 21 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2019Most recent
£370,000
+293.6%over 20 years27 September 1998
£94,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8HT: £437,000 (2025–2004).
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£445,000Viewpoint, Bannister Hill, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HT
Sold Aug 2007
£352,000Bannister House, Bannister Hill, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HT
Sold Aug 2005
£437,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB