Box Cottage, Pilgrims Way, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3EX

Box Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Detling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3EX). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2026) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 20% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 97.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.