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2 New Cottages, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ

1 planning record

Estimated value

£446,000

  • Since the 2001 sale (£185,000)+141%
  • Against ME14 3AJ's recent median (£500,000)-11%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£446,000

  • Against its 2001 sale (£185,000)+141%
  • Against ME14 3AJ's recent median (£500,000)-11%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 2 New Cottages is modelled from its 125 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 3AJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    125 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2013

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2001

  • Recent sales in ME14 3AJ

    5 sales, median £500,000 (2025–2001)

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SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 New Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 July 2001Most recent

    £185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3AJ: £500,000 (2025–2001).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 2 New Cottages, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 2 New Cottages

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

2 New Cottages is a semi-detached house in Sandling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in July 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 sits 141.1% above the 2001 sale of £185,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

2 New Cottages'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 22 Aug 2023

Current Certificate
Aug 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 22 August 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 New Cottages, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 New Cottages has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 2 New Cottages, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ

1decisions1extensions7documents3nearby
  1. Jun 2011
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of a rear conservatory as shown on the 1:1250 scale site location plan, the 1:500 scale block plan and the 1:100 scale proposed floor plan and elevations received on 26/04/11.

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    11/0658
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  • The 7 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Old Chatham Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 2 New Cottages stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,480

Street avg £3,045

Below

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 150 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 6.9 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 Maidstone district page.
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Crime

236/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Running Horse — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Sandling Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Sandling Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
  • St Paul's Infant SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • North Borough Junior SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • Allington Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km

Nearest stops

  • The Running HorseBus stop138m
  • Malta InnBus stop353m
  • FootbridgeBus stop358m
  • Petrol StationBus stop395m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,398 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour624 reports17%
  • Shoplifting374 reports10%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson278 reports7%

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A Local Area 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 ME14 3AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME14 3AJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

59.6dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME14 3AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

52.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached BungalowEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2 New Cottages is modelled from its 125 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 3AJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 2 New Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 2 New Cottages was lodged in August 2013 at band F and expired in August 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 2 New Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 14 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME14 3AJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
2 New Cottages is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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