Chapel Nursery, Pleasant Valley Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0BB
About Chapel Nursery
Chapel Nursery is a semi-detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.
At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 61.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. 9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 4 refused.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Chapel Nursery sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Chapel Nursery was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jun 2023ConditionsIn report
Submission of details to discharge condition 3 (external materials) of planning application 22/505340/FULL.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/501739/SUB
- Apr 2023ConditionsIn report
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 (details of external materials), 4 (boundary treatments), 5 (landscaping scheme), and 7 (biodiversity enhancement scheme), of application 22/505340/FULL.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/500604/SUB
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Chapel Nursery
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£384,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 March 2018Most recent
£384,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BB: £400,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in ME15 0BB
Nursery Lodge, Pleasant Valley Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0BB
Sold Jul 2022
£219,500Alderney, Pleasant Valley Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0BB
Sold Oct 2017
£610,000Carpenters Cottage, Pleasant Valley Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0BB
Sold Dec 2015
£335,000Hazel Cottage, Pleasant Valley Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0BB
Sold Feb 2015
£525,000Raylands, Pleasant Valley Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0BB
Sold Jan 2012
£400,000
Everything we know about Chapel Nursery, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Pleasant Valley Lane homes
On price per m², Chapel Nursery stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,267
Street avg £2,629
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady 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
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB