3 Lower Bannister Cottages, Bannister Hill, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HU

3 Lower Bannister Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (188 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold January 2023 for £365,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.