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3 sales on record
About Forge Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Forge Cottage is a detached house in Cobham, Gravesend, Gravesend (DA12 3AN). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £763,000 is 10.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 141% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 136 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in January 2016.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Forge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 May 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Forge Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£763,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2016)
£690,000
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Henhurst Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Forge Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,074
Street avg £3,428
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gravesend district page.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DA12 3AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
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