What type of property is 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS?

8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS sell for?

8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS last sold for £250,000 in September 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £130,000 in November 2001, so prices have been rising over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS changed over time?

Across 2 sales between November 2001 and September 2012, 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS rose from £130,000 to £250,000, a change of £120,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS?

The current EPC rating for 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in September 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS?

8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (1,821 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 84% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 8QS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS?

8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS is in council tax band D.

Where is 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS located?

8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS sits in Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne. It falls within the ME9 postcode district in Kent.

Is 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS?

The closest primary school to 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS is Kemsley Primary Academy (1.0km), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Westlands School (2.3km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, ME9 8QS is Dancing Dog Saloon, 63m away. The nearest rail option is Kemsley Rail Station, 769m away.

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8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8QS

Swimming pool

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

169 m²

1821 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Woodshole Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Woodshole Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8QS). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1821 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 9 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 2001–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 sits 92.4% above the 2012 sale of £250,000. Last sold in September 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble
Swimming poolYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Woodshole Cottages 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 22 Sept 2019

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Woodshole Cottages, Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Woodshole Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

23applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Woodshole Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£481,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

27 September 2012Most recent
£250,000
+92.3%over 10 years
15 November 2001
£130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8QS: £210,000 (2025–2001).

Nearby sales in ME9 8QS

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On the street

Versus other Sheppey Way homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 8 Woodshole Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,478

Street avg £2,065

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Floor Area

169 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.0 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Dancing Dog Saloon — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Kemsley Primary Academy. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME9 8QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 8QS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.7dB

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