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Keepers Cottage, Friningham, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JD

1 planning record

Estimated value

£418,000

  • Since the 2016 sale (£250,000)+67%
  • Against ME14 3JD's recent median (£470,000)-11%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 27
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£418,000

  • Against its 2016 sale (£250,000)+67%
  • Against ME14 3JD's recent median (£470,000)-11%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Keepers Cottage is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 3JD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    79 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2015

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2016

  • Recent sales in ME14 3JD

    5 sales, median £470,000 (2025–2017)

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SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 February 2016Most recent

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3JD: £470,000 (2025–2017).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Keepers Cottage, Friningham, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Keepers Cottage

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

Keepers Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Detling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3JD). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 sits 67.2% above the 2016 sale of £250,000. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2017. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2016, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. At 79 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 3 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Keepers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2025

Current Certificate
May 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F27
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 May 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Keepers Cottage, Friningham, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Keepers Cottage, Friningham, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JD

1decisions4documents3nearby
  1. Mar 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    TPO Application - Oak (Quercus sp.). To remove epicormic growth from around the main stem and also from within the central part of the canopy above the crown break. Group of trees consisting of, but not limited to, those species listed on the order. To fell group.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    16/508052/TPO
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  • The 4 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Friningham homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Keepers Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,165

Street avg £3,345

Above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 9.3 t/year

Strongly below
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

1.6 km

Kent County Showground — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Kent County ShowgroundBus stop1.6km
  • South StreetBus stop2.1km
  • The Cock HorseBus stop2.6km
  • The StreetBus stop2.6km

Most reported crime locally

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

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME14 3JD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

Low
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60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£500k

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1 Friars Cottage, Thurnham Lane, Thurnham

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£457k

1 Higham View, Sandling

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£499k

1 Oriel Close, Hockers Lane, Detling

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Keepers Cottage is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 3JD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Keepers Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Keepers Cottage was lodged in May 2015 at band F and expired in May 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Keepers 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. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from ME14 3JD. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Keepers Cottage is in council tax band E. 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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