Millbourne Cottage, Bridge Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BY
About Millbourne Cottage
Millbourne Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2022. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
18 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 18% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £850,000.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Millbourne Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Millbourne Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2023OutbuildingFullIn report
Removal of existing shed and summerhouse and erection of a new timber shed.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/501021/FULL
- Oct 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in a Conservation Area application - 3 Trees in the garden one of which is a willow are dead and need cutting down as they may cause a danger to adjoining properties.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/504943/TCA
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Millbourne Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£840,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 19 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2023Most recent
£850,000
+120.8%over 18 years26 March 2004
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BY: £330,000 (2020–2007).
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- Larger development activity nearby

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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
0.3 km
Old Loose Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Loose Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB