Chinensis, Hearts Delight, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HX

Chinensis is a three-bedroom detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8HX). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).

At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (158 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £795,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 56.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.