4 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ
About 4 North View Cottages
4 North View Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2010–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sale on file: £230,000 in September 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 January 2031
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
4 North View Cottages has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
2 applications on record at 4 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ
- Jun 2010PorchHeritageOutcome in report
Listed Building Consent for erection of a front porch as shown on drawing number KS/11-10-01 received on 09/04/10 and the 1:1250 scale Ordnance Survey based site location plan and drawing number KS/11-10-02 received on 30/04/10.
ListedExtension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/0742
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchJun 2010Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 North View Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2010.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 15 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
15 September 2024Most recent
£230,000
+130.0%over 14 years26 February 2010
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0HJ: £275,000 (2026–2010).
Nearby sales in ME15 0HJ
2 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ
Sold May 2026
£270,0003 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ
Sold Jun 2023
£275,000Grey 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
£315,0001 North View Cottages, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HJ
Sold Dec 2000
£145,000
Versus other Forge Lane homes
Floor Area for 4 North View Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
414/mo
Falling 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







