4 Layfield Cottages, Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8QS

4 Layfield Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8QS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in February 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 sits 268.2% above the 1998 sale of £110,000.