3 East Court Cottages, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
About 3 East Court Cottages
3 East Court Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Detling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3JX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 18.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 61.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £285,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 East Court 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
£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 December 2018Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3JX: £328,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in ME14 3JX
Rose Cottage, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
Sold Jan 2021
£340,000Blossom Cottage, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
Sold Dec 2020
£336,600Henden House, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
Sold Feb 2013
£328,000Emmerton Lodge, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
Sold Jan 2013
£322,500Webbe Cottage, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
Sold Dec 2012
£370,000
Versus other The Street homes
3 East Court Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,071
Street avg £2,589
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Years Held
8 years
Street avg 10 years
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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
0.1 km
The Cock Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Leigh Academy Bearsted. 5 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
56.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.3dB







