What kind of home is 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU?

3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU sell for?

3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU last sold for £176,750 in July 2004, around 22 years ago. Before that, it sold for £106,000 in March 2000, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU?

Across 2 sales between March 2000 and July 2004, 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU rose from £106,000 to £176,750, a change of £70,750. That works out to roughly +12.6% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU?

The current EPC rating for 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU?

3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (603 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 0BU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU use?

The latest EPC at 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU?

3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU is in council tax band C.

Which area is 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU in?

3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU sits in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU?

Police records around 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 66% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU?

The closest primary school to 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU is Loose Primary School (562m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cornwallis Academy (1.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU?

The closest bus stop to 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, ME15 0BU is Nursing Home, 206m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

56 m²

603 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Cape Cottages

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

3 Cape Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 73.1% above the 2004 sale of £176,750.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Central heatingYes
Period featuresYes

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 Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Cape Cottages, Church Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Cape Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

3 Cape Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£306,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2004)

£176,750

Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

8 July 2004Most recent
£176,750
+66.7%over 4 years
16 March 2000
£106,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BU: £280,000 (2021–2007).

Nearby sales in ME15 0BU

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On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 3 Cape Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 50 (E)

Above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

Comparables

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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

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 0BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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