2 Cape Cottages, Church Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BU
About 2 Cape Cottages
2 Cape Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-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 before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 45.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £280,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Cape Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Cape Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 14 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
12 August 2021Most recent
£280,000
+47.4%over 13 years1 October 2007
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BU: £205,000 (2021–2004).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Church Street homes
On epc rating, 2 Cape Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Nursing Home — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Loose Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB