What kind of home is 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB?

4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB sell for?

4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB last sold for £320,000 in February 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £86,000 in October 1999, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 1999 and February 2025, 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB rose from £86,000 to £320,000, a change of £234,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB?

The current EPC rating for 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in May 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB?

4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 9NB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB use?

The latest EPC at 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB?

4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB is in council tax band C.

Which area is 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB in?

4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB sits in Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne. It falls within the ME9 postcode district in Kent.

Is 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB in a safe area?

Police records around 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB?

The closest primary school to 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB is Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery (339m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sittingbourne School (890m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB?

The closest bus stop to 4 St Laurence Close, ME9 9NB is Vauxhall Garage, 392m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 St Laurence Close, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NB

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 St Laurence Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 St Laurence Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 9NB). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.

It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £320,000. At 93 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 is 15.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 33.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
OutbuildingsYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 St Laurence Close, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 St Laurence Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

11applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£370,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£320,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

14 February 2025Most recent
£320,000
+272.1%over 25 years
5 October 1999
£86,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 9NB: £330,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in ME9 9NB

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On the street

Versus other St Laurence Close homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 4 St Laurence Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,441

Street avg £3,276

Above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

On par

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Sittingbourne report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME9 9NB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 9NB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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