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6 sales on record
About Cross Keys Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cross Keys Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4HH). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold March 2021 for £580,000. Across the public record there are 6 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.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Cross Keys 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Cross Keys Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Dec 2014RenovationHeritageGranted
Listed building consent for reinstatement of pre-existing window on 1st floor of cottage.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Cross Keys Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£607,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£580,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4HH
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Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Cross Keys Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 117 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Cross Keys — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME14 4HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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