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Get started2 Forge Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Boxley, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3DT). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 sits 51.3% above the 2012 sale of £230,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. 14 years since the last transfer (September 2012).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
2 Forge Cottages sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
Conservation area notification to 1no. Sycamore - 30% crown reduction (Approximately 2.5m)
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 13 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 13 years.
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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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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4 September 2012Most recent
£230,000
+169.3%over 13 years11 March 1999
£85,400
Median price across the last 1 sales in ME14 3DT: £357,000 (2020–2020).
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ME14 3BE
The Kings Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Sandling Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB