4 Fairview Cottages, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ
About 4 Fairview Cottages
4 Fairview Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EQ). 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 (March 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2023. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£493/sq ft) was about 41.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £297,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2023RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing single glazed timber windows with double glazed UPVC windows (flush casement system).
New Windows- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/502316/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Fairview Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 17 years.
£297,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
12 November 2021Most recent
£297,000
+36.2%over 7 years8 October 2014
£218,000
+56.8%over 10 years27 June 2004
£139,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0EQ: £250,000 (2020–2010).
Nearby sales in ME15 0EQ
2 Fairview Cottages, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ
Sold Mar 2020
£250,0005 Fairview Cottages, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ
Sold Jul 2016
£304,0003 Fairview Cottages, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ
Sold Mar 2015
£222,000Southgate, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ
Sold Mar 2010
£461,000
Everything we know about 4 Fairview Cottages, 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
4 Fairview Cottages is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,304
Street avg £4,088
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.7 km
Loose Primary School. 15 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
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB