1 Orchard Cottages, Wises Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LR
About 1 Orchard Cottages
1 Orchard Cottages is a semi-detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8LR). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Orchard Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Switched from solid fuel to cleaner energy source
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Orchard Cottages 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
1 Orchard Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8LR: £420,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in ME9 8LR
Wises House, Wises Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LR
Sold Mar 2025
£750,000Olive House, Wises Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LR
Sold Sept 2018
£420,000Kidmore End, Wises Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LR
Sold Jul 2017
£420,000Wises Cottage, Wises Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LR
Sold Oct 2016
£370,000The Hounds, Wises Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LR
Sold Feb 2016
£435,000
Everything we know about 1 Orchard Cottages, 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 Wises Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 Orchard Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Borden Church of England Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB