Boxley Abbey Cottage, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BT
About Boxley Abbey Cottage
Boxley Abbey Cottage is a detached house in Sandling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3BT). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 110 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Boxley Abbey Cottage 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
Boxley Abbey Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3BT: £340,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in ME14 3BT
1 Abbey Gate Cottages, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BT
Sold Mar 2020
£220,0006 Abbey Gate Cottages, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BT
Sold Dec 2019
£295,0003 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
£216,000
Versus the street
On epc rating, Boxley Abbey Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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







