Forge Cottage, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
About Forge Cottage
Forge Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 89 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 is 16.8% above the 2018 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £340,000.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Forge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Forge Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and installation of a new lounge window.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/504010/FULL
- Aug 2020TreesIn report
Conservation area notification to fell to ground level, one Holly, next to garage.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/502933/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Forge Cottage
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
Forge Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 20 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
14 December 2018Most recent
£340,000
+8.3%over 1 year11 June 2017
£314,000
+166.1%over 18 years26 February 1999
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0EG: £341,500 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in ME15 0EG
Whispering Waters, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Jun 2025
£663,0001 Randalls Row, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Sept 2024
£341,5003 Randalls Row, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Sept 2016
£340,0002 Randalls Row, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Jul 2015
£270,000Willows, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Jul 2007
£395,000
Everything we know about Forge 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 High Banks homes
Forge Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,820
Street avg £4,086
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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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
Nursing Home — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Loose Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB