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8 London Road, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 9QS

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
229 m²
2465 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 London Road

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

8 London Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Lynsted, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne (ME9 9QS). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2018 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 11 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. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £659,000 is 16.6% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £565,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 London Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2021from Jun 2018
EPC improved fromG1toE43
Heating System
Room HeatersGas Boiler

Upgraded to gas central heating

Hot Water
Gas MultipointMain System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows
SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+

Low Energy Lighting
7%98%

More low energy lighting installed

Ventilation
NaturalMVHR

MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 London Road, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 9QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 London Road sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

  1. Aug 2021
    Conditions
    In report

    Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 4 (Window and External Door Details) Condition 5 (Rooflights) Condition 6 (Eaves and Verge Details) Condition 7 (Detailed Elevational Drawings) Condition 8 (Boundary Brick Wall and Railings Details) Condition 9 (Method Statement - Schedule of Materials and Works) Condition 10 (No Occupation of New Dwellings Until Coach House Reconstructed) Condition 11 (Windows) Conditions 12 and 13 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Details) Condition 16 (Noise Levels) Condition 17 (Energy Efficiency) Condition 18 (Water Consumption) and Condition 19 (Bound Surface Materials) Subject to 19/503590/FULL

    Documents
    32 docs on file
    Reference
    21/504197/SUB
    View planning record
  2. May 2020
    Conditions
    In report

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) in relation to planning permission 19/503590/FULL.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    20/501528/SUB
    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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£659,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£565,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 August 2021Most recent

    £565,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME9 9QS: £410,000 (2022–2018).

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On the street

Versus other London Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 London Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,467

Street avg £2,577

Below

Floor Area

229 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Dover Castle — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 9QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME9 9QS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME9 9QS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 London Road, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 9QS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.