Hope Cottage, Church Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BU
About Hope Cottage
Hope Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hope Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hope Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Sept 2025RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing roof covering, installation of flue, insertion of new roof light to east elevation and changes to fenestration on the north and west elevations.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/502958/FULL
- May 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of intention to coppice one Cobnut tree; tree located within Loose Conservation Area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- TA/0043/09
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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
Hope Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BU: £280,000 (2021–2007).
Everything we know about Hope Cottage, 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 Church Street homes
Hope Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
17 (G)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB