3 The Ridings, School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL
About 3 The Ridings
3 The Ridings is a five-bedroom detached house in Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1674 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £575,000 in October 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £722,000 is 25.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 The Ridings's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 The Ridings has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
11applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 The Ridings
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
3 The Ridings has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£722,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 20 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2019Most recent
£575,000
+47.4%over 13 years10 February 2006
£390,000
+25.8%over 3 years21 August 2002
£310,000
+32.2%over 2 years24 October 1999
£234,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 9NL: £380,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in ME9 9NL
28 School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL
Sold Aug 2022
£380,000Bapchild Court, School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL
Sold May 2020
£850,00027 School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL
Sold Jul 2007
£623,3339 School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL
Sold Aug 2006
£138,5007 School Lane, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9NL
Sold Jul 2006
£162,500
Everything we know about 3 The Ridings, 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
Habitable Rooms for 3 The Ridings runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Spring Acres — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 17 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
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB