3 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ
About 3 North View Cottages
3 North View Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 67 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2023 for £275,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2005PorchHeritageIn report
Retrospective erection of a front porch as shown on drawing number KS/18.04.01 and a site location plan received on 24 December 2004.
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/2435
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 23 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2023Most recent
£275,000
+266.7%over 22 years15 August 2000
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0HJ: £230,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in ME15 0HJ
4 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ
Sold Sept 2024
£230,000Grey Walls, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ
Sold May 2022
£585,0005 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ
Sold Dec 2015
£315,0002 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ
Sold Dec 2010
£125,0001 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ
Sold Dec 2000
£145,000
Everything we know about 3 North View 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 Forge Lane homes
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.2 km
Forge Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB