5 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA

5 Smarts Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. At 68 m² it's 16.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 sits 178.4% above the 2000 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 55.2% below the postcode norm.