What kind of home is 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ last sold for £335,000 in June 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £183,000 in January 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between January 2004 and June 2019, 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ rose from £183,000 to £335,000, a change of £152,000. That works out to roughly +4% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

The current EPC rating for 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in January 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (956 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ use?

The latest EPC at 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ in?

17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ sits in Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne. It falls within the ME9 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

Police records around 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ 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 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

The closest primary school to 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ is Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery (187m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Sittingbourne School (878m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ is Vauxhall Garage, 119m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Doubleday Drive, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9PJ

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

89 m²

956 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Doubleday Drive

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

17 Doubleday Drive is a semi-detached house in Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 9PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 956 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: June 2019 at £335,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 is 10.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 58.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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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.

17 Doubleday Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jan 2022

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Doubleday Drive, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9PJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Doubleday Drive 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.

17 Doubleday Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£371,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£335,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

13 June 2019Most recent
£335,000
+71.8%over 6 years
11 July 2012
£195,000
+14.0%over 3 years
25 June 2009
£171,000
-6.6%over 5 years
26 January 2004
£183,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 9PJ: £420,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Doubleday Drive homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Doubleday Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,773

Street avg £3,147

Above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.1 km

Vauxhall Garage — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 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 9PJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 9PJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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Common questions

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