12 HILL FARM VIEW
BOBBING, SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT, ME9 8XL
£730,000
Location
Property details
Tenure
Freehold
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
179 m²
EPC rating
B
Last sold
£730,000 Apr 2026
Price per m²
£4,078/m²
Local average
£587,016 (31 sales)
EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost
Current rating: B
Potential rating: A
Inspection date: 03/07/2024
Expiry date: 02/07/2034
Current heating cost: £509/year
Potential heating cost: £510/year
Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500
Recommendations
- Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
- Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)
Price history
| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | 15/04/2026 | £730,000 | Detached | -0.7% | £732,246 to June 2026 | View transaction |
| Sold | 27/01/2025 | £735,000 | Detached | — | £731,261 to June 2026 | View transaction |
Historic listings
Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.
| Event | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| sold | 01/01/2026 | £730,000 |
| listed | 13/05/2025 | £735,000 |
| sold | 01/01/2025 | £735,000 |
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Sold comparables
Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.
| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 HILL FARM VIEW, BOBBING, SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT, ME9 8XL | £560,000 | 15/12/2023 | Detached |
| 11 HILL FARM VIEW, BOBBING, SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT, ME9 8XL | £620,000 | 26/10/2023 | Detached |
| 10 HILL FARM VIEW, BOBBING, SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT, ME9 8XL | £750,000 | 15/09/2023 | Detached |
Area average: £643,333 (3 sales)
For sale comparables
No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.
Capital growth trend
Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).
House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): South East. Series: Detached. As of June 2026.
Rental Range
Estimated market rent for South East. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.
Based on Postcode area ME → South East.
Rental Comparables
Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 5-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.
| Title | Rent | Beds | As seen on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bed Flat, Callaways Lane, ME9 | £850/mo | 1 | OpenRent |
Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)
Rent-driven metrics
Based on OpenRent comparables.
- Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
- Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
- Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
- Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
- Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
- Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
- ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).
Flood risk
Flood zone data is not yet available for this property.
Registered land (INSPIRE)
This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.
Plot: ~533 m² (0.13 acres)
Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.
Street-level crime
Crime data is not yet available for this property.
FENSA
No FENSA certificates found for this address.