14 Barn Close, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JW
About 14 Barn Close
14 Barn Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8JW). It has a recorded floor area of 269 m² (around 2895 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in October 2005. At 269 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 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. Today's modelled estimate of £837,000 is 49.5% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
14 Barn Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
14 Barn Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2018New BuildFullIn report
4 x New detached houses and garages
- Documents
- 54 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/500466/FULL
- Feb 2006ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/05/1636
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 14 Barn Close
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
14 Barn Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£837,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£560,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 October 2005Most recent
£560,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8JW: £465,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in ME9 8JW
5 Barn Close, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JW
Sold Sept 2022
£465,0008 Barn Close, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JW
Sold Sept 2021
£630,0009 Barn Close, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JW
Sold Nov 2019
£510,0007 Barn Close, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JW
Sold Nov 2018
£300,0002 Barn Close, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JW
Sold Aug 2015
£340,000
Everything we know about 14 Barn Close, 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 Barn Close homes
Price per m² for 14 Barn Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,082
Street avg £3,331
Floor Area
269 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Mountview — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 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
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB