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Get started3 Forge Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4DU). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 85.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £485,000. 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 May 2022
3 Forge Cottages has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
Installation of secondary glazing to front and rear windows; minor window repairs.
3 Forge Cottages saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 10 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 10 years.
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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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
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Listed building consent for retrospective application for removal of interior hallway wall and addition of wall on first floor to create two bathrooms out of one.
28 June 2021Most recent
£485,000
+24.4%over 6 years28 November 2014
£389,950
+18.2%over 1 year8 March 2013
£330,000
+25.7%over 1 year23 November 2011
£262,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 4DU: £250,000 (2022–2000).
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ME14 4BA
Closest school
0.8 km
Thurnham Church of England Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB