1 Barkers Cottages, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HR
About 1 Barkers Cottages
1 Barkers Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0HR). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 763 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 sits 70% above the 2012 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 63.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Barkers Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Barkers Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Barkers Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 10 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
8 March 2012Most recent
£250,000
+42.9%over 10 years28 February 2002
£174,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0HR: £215,000 (2022–1999).
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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
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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
0.0 km
Forge Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB