Wentwood, Wises Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LR

Wentwood is a detached house in Borden, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8LR). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2012) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in December 2010. At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2007–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £636,000 sits 119.3% above the 2010 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 60.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.