1 Apple Barn, School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NJ
About 1 Apple Barn
1 Apple Barn is a semi-detached house in Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 9NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
Held since May 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 111.6% above the 2000 sale of £248,999. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
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Planning history
1 Apple Barn has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- May 2004HeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for construction of attached garage extension
Listed- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/04/0407
- Mar 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Garage and garden store extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/04/0136
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Apple Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£248,999
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 May 2000Most recent
£248,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 9NJ: £171,000 (2009–2001).
Nearby sales in ME9 9NJ
The Olde Barn, School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NJ
Sold Jun 2009
£171,000Morris Court, 2 Bramley Barn, School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NJ
Sold Jul 2007
£437,5001 The Stables, School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NJ
Sold Mar 2000
£170,000The Granary, School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NJ
Sold Dec 1999
£105,0002 The Stables, School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NJ
Sold Nov 1999
£162,000
Everything we know about 1 Apple Barn, 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 School Lane homes
Price per m² for 1 Apple Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,128
Street avg £1,925
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.5 km
Vauxhall Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB