1 Cape Cottages, Church Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BU

1 Cape Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sold June 2021 for £312,000. 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. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2013. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 17% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 57.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.