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1 Forge Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4DU

4 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
134 m²
1442 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Forge Cottages

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

1 Forge Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4DU). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £490,000 in January 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year.

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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.

1 Forge Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Forge Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Forge Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

4 applications on record at 1 Forge Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4DU

4decisions2extensions37documents
Flagged:Listed buildingConservation area
  1. May 2013
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Bearsted Conservation area notification of intention to fell 1(no) leylandii tree.

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    TA/0056/13
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConservatoryDecision
  4. ConservatoryDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Forge Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£531,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£490,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 January 2022Most recent

    £490,000

    +54.1%over 9 years

  2. 5 December 2012

    £318,000

    +27.2%over 9 years

  3. 3 March 2003

    £250,000

    +53.4%over 2 years

  4. 24 August 2000

    £163,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 4DU: £330,000 (2021–2011).

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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
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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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bearsted Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Thurnham Church of England Infant School. 8 schools nearby.

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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 4DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME14 4DU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME14 4DU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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