1 White Cottages, Lidsing Road, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3EL
About 1 White Cottages
1 White Cottages is a semi-detached house in Boxley, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3EL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 White 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
1 White Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£383,000
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 4 sales in ME14 3EL: £420,000 (2023–2002).
Versus other Lidsing Road homes
1 White Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 181 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 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
1.6 km
The Kings Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 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
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







