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Orchard Cottage, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HD

Estimated value

£689,000

  • Since the 2018 sale (£550,000)+25%
  • Against ME15 0HD's recent median (£570,000)+21%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
141 m²
1518 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£689,000

  • Against its 2018 sale (£550,000)+25%
  • Against ME15 0HD's recent median (£570,000)+21%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Orchard Cottage is modelled from its 141 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0HD. 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

    141 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2018

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2018

  • Recent sales in ME15 0HD

    5 sales, median £570,000 (2025–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull 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.

Orchard Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2018Most recent

    £550,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0HD: £570,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Orchard Cottage, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Orchard Cottage

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

Orchard Cottage is a detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0HD). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in June 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Today's modelled estimate of £689,000 is 25.3% above the 2018 sale price.

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The data behind every report

  • 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.

Orchard Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate
Feb 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 February 2028

1 year remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Lower Road homes

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

EPC Rating for Orchard Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

48 (E)

Street avg 69 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

141 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par
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.
Full Maidstone report

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

East Farleigh - Bull Inn — bus station.

Closest school

0.5 km

East Farleigh Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • East Farleigh Primary SchoolPrimary541m
  • Jubilee Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • Barming Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
  • West Borough Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km

Nearest stops

  • East Farleigh - Bull InnBus station189m
  • ChurchBus stop204m
  • East Farleigh Rail StationRailway station277m
  • East Farleigh Rail StationRailway station279m

Most reported crime locally

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

Go deeper on the local area

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 0HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 0HD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 0HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£481k

1 Church Villas, Church Street, Loose

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£475k

1 Bridge Cottages, St Helens Lane, East Farleigh

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£471k

1 Barn View, Shingle Barn Lane, West Farleigh

ME15 0PL

£439k

1 Bensted Close, Hunton

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£437k

1 Adbert Drive, East Farleigh

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Orchard Cottage is modelled from its 141 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0HD. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Orchard 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 Orchard Cottage was lodged in February 2018 at band E and is valid until February 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Orchard 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 13 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME15 0HD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Orchard Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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