Rose Cottage, The Street, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JN
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a semi-detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8JN). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 33.9% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £280,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rose Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
23applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 June 2021Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8JN: £415,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in ME9 8JN
17 The Street, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JN
Sold Jul 2024
£500,0001 The Street, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JN
Sold Apr 2024
£225,000St Mawes, The Street, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JN
Sold Jan 2022
£415,000Conifers, The Street, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JN
Sold Oct 2021
£277,500St Martins Cottage, The Street, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JN
Sold Mar 2021
£590,000
Everything we know about Rose Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other The Street homes
On price per m², Rose Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,373
Street avg £3,380
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Borden Church of England Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB