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Carpenters Cottage, Pleasant Valley Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0BB

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Carpenters Cottage

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

Carpenters Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 is 36.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2015).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2025

Current Certificate
Apr 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 30 April 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-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 Carpenters Cottage, Pleasant Valley Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Carpenters Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

£458,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£335,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2015Most recent

    £335,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BB: £400,000 (2022–2012).

On the street

Versus other Pleasant Valley Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Carpenters Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,941

Street avg £2,675

Strongly above

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 173 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Carpenters Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£439k

1 Bensted Close, Hunton

ME15 0SD

3 bed1 bath
£437k

1 Adbert Drive, East Farleigh

ME15 0DE

3 bed2 bath
£481k

1 Church Villas, Church Street, Loose

ME15 0BX

3 bed2 bath
£428k

1 2 St Helens Cottages, St Helens Lane, West Farleigh

ME15 0JZ

3 bed
£428k

1 Busbridge Road

ME15 0HY

3 bed1 bath
£416k

1 Barkers Cottages, Dean Street, East Farleigh

ME15 0HR

3 bed
£410k

1 Charlton Lane, West Farleigh

ME15 0NX

3 bed2 bath
£409k

1 Bridge Street, Loose

ME15 0BY

3 bed1 bath
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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

414/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Deanview Estate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Coxheath Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 ME15 0BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 0BB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 0BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Carpenters Cottage, Pleasant Valley Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0BB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.