2 Upper Bannister Cottages, Bannister Hill, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HT
About 2 Upper Bannister Cottages
2 Upper Bannister Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8HT). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £445,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 44.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2010FullIn report
Erect 1.35m high iron railings to front of home.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/10/0636
- Oct 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and extension to existing conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/04/1164
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Upper Bannister Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£445,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 March 2025Most recent
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8HT: £370,000 (2025–2004).
Nearby sales in ME9 8HT
Fairway, Bannister Hill, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HT
Sold Mar 2025
£480,0001 Upper Bannister Cottages, Bannister Hill, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HT
Sold Jul 2019
£370,000Viewpoint, 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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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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