What type of property is Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD?

Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD sell for?

Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD last sold for £330,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £174,000 in August 2000, so prices have been rising over 21 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 2000 and March 2021, Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD rose from £174,000 to £330,000, a change of £156,000. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD have?

The current EPC rating for Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in February 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD?

Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (1,367 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 0BD. Source: EPC Register.

How is Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD heated?

The latest EPC at Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD?

Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD is in council tax band E.

Where is Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD located?

Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD sits in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD?

Police records around Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD show an average of 414 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD?

The closest primary school to Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD is Loose Primary School (667m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cornwallis Academy (859m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD?

The closest bus stop to Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, ME15 0BD is Nursing Home, 244m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BD

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

127 m²

1367 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Hillfield Cottage

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

Hillfield Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 37.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
BasementYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Heating systemGas
Period featuresYes

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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.

Hillfield Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Feb 2018

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 February 2028

1 year remaining

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Hillfield Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£455,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£330,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

29 March 2021Most recent
£330,000
+89.7%over 20 years
8 August 2000
£174,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BD: £695,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in ME15 0BD

On the street

Versus other Salts Lane homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Hillfield Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,598

Street avg £3,777

Strongly below

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 163 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 8.4 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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

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1 Busbridge Road

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1 Barkers Cottages, Dean Street, East Farleigh

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3 bed

£410k

1 Charlton Lane, West Farleigh

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3 bed2 bath

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1 Bridge Street, Loose

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.2 km

Nursing Home — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Loose Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 0BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 0BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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