1a Coleshall Cottages, Sheerstone, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RJ
About 1a Coleshall Cottages
1a Coleshall Cottages is a five-bedroom detached house in Iwade, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 8RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 236 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £794,000 sits 62% above the 2011 sale of £490,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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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
Energy performance
1a Coleshall 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 controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2016MixedOutlineIn report
Outline application (with all matters reserved) for proposed development of 4 x 4 bedroom house with car parking spaces for each units and conversion of existing garage into 1 x 2 bedroom flat conversion of pool house into 1 x 3 flat.
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/507775/OUT
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1a Coleshall Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£794,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.2% per year over 6 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: -1.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
4 March 2011Most recent
£490,000
-6.7%over 5 years27 July 2005
£525,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8RJ: £187,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in ME9 8RJ
2b Coleshall Cottages, Sheerstone, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RJ
Sold Apr 2021
£390,00010 Coleshall Cottages, Sheerstone, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RJ
Sold Oct 2014
£170,0002a Coleshall Cottages, Sheerstone, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RJ
Sold Mar 2013
£280,0001 Coleshall Cottages, Sheerstone, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RJ
Sold Dec 2012
£187,0008 Coleshall Cottages, Sheerstone, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RJ
Sold Dec 2009
£138,000
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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 Sheerstone homes
Floor Area for 1a Coleshall Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,076
Street avg £2,096
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 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
0.2 km
Health Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Iwade School. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB