4 Hempstead Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9BH
About 4 Hempstead Lane
4 Hempstead Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 9BH). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 836 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 18.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 94.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 8 EPCs). Sold July 2020 for £311,000.
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 Hempstead Lane
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Hempstead Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Hempstead Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2020ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification for a proposed single storey rear extension which: A) Extends by 3.75 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling. B) Has a maximum height of 3.9 metres from the natural ground level. C) Has a height of 2.6 metres at the eaves from the natural ground level.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/504487/PNEXT
- Oct 2020PorchOutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed hip to gable roof alteration with rear dormer and one roof light to the front and a proposed front porch extension.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/504470/LAWPRO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Hempstead Lane
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 8 years.
£311,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2020Most recent
£311,000
+53.2%over 8 years30 January 2012
£203,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 9BH: £425,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in ME9 9BH
3 Hempstead Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9BH
Sold Aug 2024
£442,5007 Hempstead Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9BH
Sold Mar 2022
£400,0002 Hempstead Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9BH
Sold Jan 2021
£310,00013 Hempstead Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9BH
Sold Mar 2017
£425,00010 Hempstead Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9BH
Sold Aug 2016
£450,000
Everything we know about 4 Hempstead Lane, in one report
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 Hempstead Lane homes
On floor area, 4 Hempstead Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,006
Street avg £3,117
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.1 km
Hempstead Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB