Lancresse, Pond Farm Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LJ
About Lancresse
Lancresse is a detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 307 m² (around 3305 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 307 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £821,000 is 14.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Lancresse sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lancresse has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
23applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lancresse was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£821,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 17 years.
£716,500
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2016Most recent
£716,500
+17.5%over 9 years2 March 2007
£610,000
+159.6%over 7 years20 June 1999
£235,000
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 Lancresse, 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
Lancresse outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,334
Street avg £2,928
Floor Area
307 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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.
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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
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB