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3 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 North View Cottages

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

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

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2005
    PorchHeritage
    In 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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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£289,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£275,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 June 2023Most recent

    £275,000

    +266.7%over 22 years
  2. 15 August 2000

    £75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0HJ: £230,000 (2024–2010).

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On the street

Versus other Forge Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating

58 (D)

Street avg 62 (D)

Below

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below
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.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 0HJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

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