1 Evergreen Close, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LU
About 1 Evergreen Close
1 Evergreen Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Iwade, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8LU). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £413,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 is 17.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Evergreen Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor side extension and single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/12/0503
- May 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/04/0408
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Evergreen Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 25 years.
£413,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
13 April 2021Most recent
£413,000
+27.1%over 5 years3 September 2015
£325,000
+75.7%over 12 years10 July 2003
£185,000
+143.4%over 5 years27 November 1997
£75,995
+31.0%over 1 year15 May 1996
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8LU: £340,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in ME9 8LU
20 Evergreen Close, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LU
Sold Sept 2024
£340,00012 Evergreen Close, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LU
Sold Oct 2023
£330,00027 Evergreen Close, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LU
Sold Oct 2023
£395,00025 Evergreen Close, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LU
Sold Jun 2021
£360,0003 Evergreen Close, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LU
Sold Sept 2020
£273,950
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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 Evergreen Close homes
1 Evergreen Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,888
Street avg £3,074
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.1 km
Evergreen Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Iwade School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB