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Butlers Cottage, The Butlers Apartment, The Priory, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0EX

1 planning record

Estimated value

£204,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£210,000)-3%
  • Against ME15 0EX's recent median (£485,000)-58%

Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
42 m²
452 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£204,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£210,000)-3%
  • Against ME15 0EX's recent median (£485,000)-58%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Butlers Cottage is modelled from its 42 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0EX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    42 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2026

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in ME15 0EX

    5 sales, median £485,000 (2024–2009)

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SalesLatest sale shown: April 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About Butlers Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Butlers Cottage is a semi-detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2017. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2024–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 68% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 95.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £210,000 in April 2024.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Butlers Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 February 2036

9 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2026from Sept 2020
EPC improved fromE46toC77
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated StoneInsulated Stone

Wall insulation upgraded

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Butlers Cottage, The Butlers Apartment, The Priory, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

1 application on record at Butlers Cottage, The Butlers Apartment, The Priory, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0EX

1decisions13documents1nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveSubdivision
  1. Apr 2017
    SubdivisionFull
    Outcome in report

    Conversion of cottage to two self contained flats (Part Retrospective).

    Retrospective
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    17/500453/FULL
    Full record in report

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On the street

Versus other The Priory homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Butlers Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,976

Street avg £2,778

Above

Floor Area

42 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 8.9 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

414/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Priory Close — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Jubilee Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Jubilee Primary SchoolPrimary962m
  • East Farleigh Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
  • West Borough Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
  • Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolSecondary1.5km

Nearest stops

  • Priory CloseBus stop177m
  • Railway StationBus stop625m
  • East Farleigh Rail StationRailway station631m
  • East Farleigh Rail StationRailway station644m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,168 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,110 reports19%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson597 reports10%
  • Shoplifting444 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 0EX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 0EX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 0EX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Butlers Cottage is modelled from its 42 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0EX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Butlers Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Butlers Cottage was lodged in February 2026 at band C and is valid until February 2036. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Butlers Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 21 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME15 0EX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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