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4 Duvards Place, Pond Farm Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LJ

Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Duvards Place

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

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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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.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2011from Feb 2011
EPC improved fromD66toC69
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
100%75%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Oct 2015from Mar 2011
EPC improved fromC69toE46
Hot Water
GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
75%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Duvards Place, Pond Farm Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Duvards Place 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.
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On the street

Versus other Pond Farm Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 4 Duvards Place runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,770

Street avg £2,866

On par

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 9.0 t/year

Above
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 8LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Duvards Place, Pond Farm Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.