What kind of home is Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN?

Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN is a detached house.

What energy rating does Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN have?

The current EPC rating for Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in July 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a E. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN?

Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (2,053 sq ft). That makes it about 154% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 8JN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN use?

The latest EPC at Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN?

Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN in?

Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN sits in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne. It falls within the ME9 postcode district in Kent.

Is Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN in a safe area?

Police records around Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN?

The closest primary school to Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN is Borden Church of England Primary School (768m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Westlands School (1.1km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN?

The closest bus stop to Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, ME9 8JN is Church, 105m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JN

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

191 m²

2053 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Holly Tree Cottage

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

Holly Tree Cottage is a detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8JN). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2053 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Holly Tree Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2020

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Holly Tree Cottage, The Street, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Holly Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

23applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Holly Tree Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£789,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8JN: £280,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in ME9 8JN

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Holly Tree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

36 (F)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

191 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sittingbourne district page.

Full Sittingbourne report

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

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Borden Church of England Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 8JN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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