4 Duvards Place, Pond Farm Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LJ
About 4 Duvards Place
4 Duvards Place is a mid-terrace house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 45.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Already flagged here
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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
4 Duvards Place has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
23applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Duvards Place
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
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£205,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 August 2015Most recent
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8LJ: £350,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in ME9 8LJ
8 Duvards Place, Pond Farm Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LJ
Sold Nov 2024
£510,0001 Duvards Place, Pond Farm Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LJ
Sold May 2024
£250,000Surprise, Pond Farm Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LJ
Sold Nov 2022
£670,000The Nurseries, Pond Farm Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LJ
Sold Mar 2020
£350,0005 Duvards Place, Pond Farm Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LJ
Sold Jan 2019
£275,000
Everything we know about 4 Duvards Place, 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 Pond Farm Road homes
On habitable rooms, 4 Duvards Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,770
Street avg £2,866
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 9.0 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
0.9 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Borden Church of England Primary School. 10 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
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB