16 Colson Drive, Sittingbourne, ME9 8TT
About 16 Colson Drive
16 Colson Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Sittingbourne (ME9 8TT). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £353,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Colson Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification for a proposed single storey rear extension which:A) Extends by 3.5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling.B) Has a maximum height of 3.5 metres from the natural ground level.C) Has a height of 2.5 metres at the eaves from the natural ground level.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/506561/PNEXT
- Aug 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension (as amended by drawings received 26.07.16)
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/505067/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
16 Colson Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 20 years.
£353,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£353,000
+96.1%over 15 years27 October 2005
£179,995
+34.4%over 3 years10 December 2001
£133,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 8TT: £293,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME9 8TT
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Colson Drive homes
Floor Area for 16 Colson Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,695
Street avg £2,637
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Health Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Iwade School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB