What type of property is Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH?

Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH is a semi-detached house.

When did Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH last change hands?

Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH last sold for £580,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £138,000 in June 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH changed over time?

Across 6 sales between June 1997 and March 2021, Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH rose from £138,000 to £580,000, a change of £442,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH?

The current EPC rating for Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in November 2012. It has improved from a F recorded in September 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH?

Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (1,615 sq ft). That makes it about 34% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME14 4HH. Source: EPC Register.

How is Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH heated?

The latest EPC at Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH have?

Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in December 2014 (ref. 14/503866/LBC). Across all filings there are 1 approved and 0 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH?

Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH is in council tax band E.

Where is Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH located?

Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH sits in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME14 postcode district in Kent.

Is Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH in a safe area?

Police records around Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (383% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH?

The closest primary school to Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH is Thurnham Church of England Infant School (1.0km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is School of Science and Technology Maidstone (2.8km).

How well connected is Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH?

The closest bus stop to Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, ME14 4HH is Cross Keys, 35m away. The nearest rail option is Bearsted Rail Station, 677m away.

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Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4HH

6 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

150 m²

1615 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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.

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. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm.

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Energy

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2012

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

8.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2012from Sept 2009

EPC improved fromF38toE46

Low Energy Lighting

8%30%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

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.

1 application on record at Cross Keys Cottage, The Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4HH

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Flagged:Listed building

Dec 2014
RenovationHeritage
Outcome in report
Listed building consent for reinstatement of pre-existing window on 1st floor of cottage.
Listed
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
14/503866/LBC
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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.

Cross Keys Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£607,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£580,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

26 March 2021Most recent
£580,000
+35.8%over 6 years
31 July 2014
£427,000
+4.1%over 4 years
17 December 2009
£410,000
+7.9%over 4 years
18 November 2005
£380,000
+100.0%over 6 years
22 September 1999
£190,000
+37.7%over 2 years
19 June 1997
£138,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 4HH: £430,000 (2024–2010).

Nearby sales in ME14 4HH

On the street

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)

On par

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.0 km

Cross Keys — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Thurnham Church of England Infant School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME14 4HH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.2dB

Low

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