12 St Laurence Close, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NB
About 12 St Laurence Close
12 St Laurence Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 9NB). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on wood logs. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £415,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
12 St Laurence Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 St Laurence Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension over existing ground floor. Internal alterations to resite bathroom and bedroom.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/12/1026
- May 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/06/0232
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 St Laurence Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2025Most recent
£415,000
+22.1%over 4 years27 November 2020
£340,000
+115.5%over 18 years23 June 2002
£157,750
+66.1%over 2 years18 June 2000
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 9NB: £285,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in ME9 9NB
26 St Laurence Close, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NB
Sold Feb 2025
£285,0004 St Laurence Close, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NB
Sold Feb 2025
£320,00016 St Laurence Close, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NB
Sold Jun 2020
£330,0005 St Laurence Close, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NB
Sold Sept 2016
£270,50028 St Laurence Close, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NB
Sold Jun 2016
£245,000
Everything we know about 12 St Laurence Close, 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 St Laurence Close homes
Years Held for 12 St Laurence Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,268
Street avg £3,305
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.4 km
Vauxhall Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 12 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB