What type of property is 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ last change hands?

38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ last sold for £460,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £202,500 in October 2002, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between October 2002 and October 2022, 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ rose from £202,500 to £460,000, a change of £257,500. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

The current EPC rating for 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in July 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (1,507 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 47% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME9 9PJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ heated?

The latest EPC at 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ is in council tax band E.

Where is 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ located?

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

What is crime like near 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

Police records around 38 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.

Which schools serve 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

The closest primary school to 38 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.

What is the nearest station to 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ?

The closest bus stop to 38 Doubleday Drive, ME9 9PJ is Vauxhall Garage, 119m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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38 Doubleday Drive, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9PJ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

140 m²

1507 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 38 Doubleday Drive

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

38 Doubleday Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Bapchild, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 9PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 40.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £460,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

38 Doubleday Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2022

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2022from Nov 2013

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting

18%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Doubleday Drive, Bapchild, Sittingbourne, ME9 9PJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 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.

38 Doubleday Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£486,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£460,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

27 October 2022Most recent
£460,000
+127.2%over 20 years
23 October 2002
£202,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 9PJ: £415,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in ME9 9PJ

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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.

CO₂ Emissions for 38 Doubleday Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,286

Street avg £3,172

On par

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 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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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

0.1 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

75 dB

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