3 Hempstead Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9BH

3 Hempstead Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 9BH). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £442,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2025. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 58.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.