6 Abbey Gate Cottages, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BT
About 6 Abbey Gate Cottages
6 Abbey Gate Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Sandling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3BT). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 37.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 38.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 92 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 3 EPCs). Sold December 2019 for £295,000.
Energy performance
6 Abbey Gate 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
6 Abbey Gate Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
6 Abbey Gate Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 2019Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3BT: £340,000 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in ME14 3BT
1 Abbey Gate Cottages, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BT
Sold Mar 2020
£220,0003 Abbey Gate Cottages, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BT
Sold Apr 2017
£380,0002 Abbey Gate Cottages, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BT
Sold Nov 2016
£352,5004 Abbey Gate Cottages, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BT
Sold Mar 2009
£216,0005 Abbey Gate Cottages, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BT
Sold Apr 1998
£111,005
Versus the street
On epc rating, 6 Abbey Gate Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.8 km
Tyland Barn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Sandling Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.2dB







