The Wool House, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
About The Wool House
The Wool House is a detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 16 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 8 refused. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Know exactly what you're buying at The Wool House
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
Energy performance
The Wool House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at The Wool House was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2025TreesIn report
Conservation area notification to complete tree works as per supporting statement (received 07.02.25).
Conservation Area- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/500413/TCA
- Oct 2024HeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for the erection of temporary timber post and close boarded timber fence to partially enclose site boundary for a period of 5 years.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/502896/LBC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Wool House
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The Wool House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£822,000
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 0EG: £341,500 (2025–2017).
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
£341,500Forge Cottage, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Dec 2018
£340,0003 Randalls Row, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Sept 2016
£340,0002 Randalls Row, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Jul 2015
£270,000
Everything we know about The Wool House, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other High Banks homes
On floor area, The Wool House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
261 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.3 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