What planning history does Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX have?

Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in September 2020 (ref. 20/503435/LBC). Across all filings there are 3 approved and 0 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX?

Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX is in council tax band D.

Where is Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX located?

Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX sits in Boxley, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME14 postcode district.

Is Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX in a safe area?

Police records around Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX show an average of 236 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX?

The closest primary school to Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX is Sandling Primary School (1.3km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Invicta Grammar School (3.0km).

How well connected is Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX?

The closest bus stop to Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX is The Kings Arms, 174m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

Watercress Cottage, The Street, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3DX

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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 3DX: £720,000 (2022–2014).

Nearby sales in ME14 3DX

Court Lodge Farm, The Pump House, The Street, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3DX
Sold Jun 2022
£770,000
Boxley Church Hall, The Street, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3DX
Sold Mar 2022
£720,000
The Old Vicarage, The Street, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3DX
Sold Mar 2021
£2,075,000
School House, The Street, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3DX
Sold Jul 2015
£275,000
The Vicarage, The Street, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3DX
Sold Jul 2013
£567,500

Overview

About Watercress Cottage

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

Watercress Cottage is a property in Boxley, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3DX). It has council tax band D.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.

Energy

Energy performance

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

No EPC on record

This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Watercress Cottage, The Street, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Watercress Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

Sept 2020
RenovationHeritage
Outcome in report
Listed Building Consent for insertion of new oak post into existing mortice to replace one previously removed.
Listed
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
20/503435/LBC
Full record in report
May 2020
Garage ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Conversion of attached double garage to create additional ground floor living accommodation, including replacement of garage doors with new doors, erection of a new two bay oak cart-shed with log store, and relocation of removed garage doors to existing three bay cart-shed
Documents
22 docs on file
Reference
20/501390/FULL
Full record in report

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.

Full Maidstone report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

236/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Kings Arms — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Sandling Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Sandling Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
St Paul's Infant SchoolPrimary2.2km
North Borough Junior SchoolPrimary2.3km
Leigh Academy BearstedPrimary2.4km

Nearest stops

The Kings ArmsBus stop174m
The Kings ArmsBus stop184m
ShopsBus stop1.5km
ShopsBus stop1.5km

Most reported crime locally

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

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME14 3DX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME14 3DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£358k

£359k

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

How the estimate is made: We don't publish an estimate for Watercress Cottage because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in ME14 3DX.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Watercress Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Watercress Cottage. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Watercress Cottage. 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 6 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME14 3DX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: Watercress Cottage 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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Watercress Cottage, The Street, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3DX

Sales history & valuation

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

Nearby sales in ME14 3DX

About Watercress Cottage

Energy performance

No EPC on record

Planning history

The neighbourhood at a glance

Nearest schools

Nearest stops

Most reported crime locally

Road noise across the postcode

Level 2 HomeBuyer Report

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