7 Barn Close, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JW
About 7 Barn Close
7 Barn Close is a semi-detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8JW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £300,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning history at 7 Barn Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conservation area notification to remove one Silver Birch to ground level due to lean towards road and causing damage to residential wall.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/500432/TCA
- Sept 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in Conservation Area application for various works on trees including - Salix beside pond: Crown thin and top, remove any dead wood, prune away from Adjacent Tree, crown lift over public highway. Thin Crown by approx 15%, Prune back from adjacent tree approx 1m, Lift crown to approx 3.5m above highway and top by approx 10%, Adjacent Tree: Top and prune approx 10%, Silver Birch in rear garden: Crown thin and top, remove any dead wood, crown lift over public highway. Thin Crown by approx 15%, Lift crown to approx 3.5m above highway and top by approx 10%, Holly tree in rear garden: Crown thin and top, remove any dead wood. Thin Crown by approx 15%, and top by approx 10%.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/504302/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 7 Barn Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 22 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 November 2018Most recent
£300,000
+3.4%over 1 year7 August 2017
£290,000
+20.8%over 2 years28 April 2015
£240,000
+238.0%over 18 years8 July 1996
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8JW: £465,000 (2022–2015).
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
£510,0002 Barn Close, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JW
Sold Aug 2015
£340,0004 Barn Close, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JW
Sold May 2015
£272,000
Everything we know about 7 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
7 Barn Close outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,846
Street avg £3,135
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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.
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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