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18 Ashtead Drive, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NF

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Ashtead Drive

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

18 Ashtead Drive is a detached house in Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 9NF). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 128 m² it's 29.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 13 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Ashtead Drive, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 18 Ashtead Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Oct 2025
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to be installed in the rear garden.

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    25/501830/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Single storey front extension to garage to enable inclusion of ground floor utility at rear of garage space

    Agent
    Wyndham Jordan Architects
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    14/500435/FULL
    View planning record
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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.

18 Ashtead Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£442,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 9NF: £382,500 (2023–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Ashtead Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Ashtead Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

61 (D)

Street avg 59 (D)

On par

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
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

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sittingbourne district page.
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

0.2 km

Spring Acres — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 14 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 9NF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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