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5 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN

6 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 5 Adelaide Cottages

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

5 Adelaide Cottages is a semi-detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0JN). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £372,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 84 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 94.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

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

Current Certificate
Jan 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 January 2032

5 years remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Adelaide Cottages has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 5 Adelaide Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£401,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£372,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 July 2022Most recent

    £372,000

    -2.1%

  2. 26 April 2022

    £380,000

    +37.2%over 6 years

  3. 22 October 2015

    £277,000

    +13.1%over 8 years

  4. 23 August 2007

    £245,000

    +44.1%over 4 years

  5. 29 August 2002

    £170,000

    +98.8%over 4 years

  6. 10 September 1997

    £85,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0JN: £285,000 (2026–2020).

On the street

Versus other Lower Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Adelaide Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,429

Street avg £4,163

Above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Adelaide Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£399k

1 Crittenden Cottages, Gallants Lane, East Farleigh

ME15 0LN

3 bed1 bath
£409k

1 Bridge Street, Loose

ME15 0BY

3 bed1 bath
£410k

1 Charlton Lane, West Farleigh

ME15 0NX

3 bed2 bath
£416k

1 Barkers Cottages, Dean Street, East Farleigh

ME15 0HR

3 bed
£422k

1 Bridge Cottages, Station Hill, East Farleigh

ME15 0JG

2 bed1 bath
£428k

1 2 St Helens Cottages, St Helens Lane, West Farleigh

ME15 0JZ

3 bed
£428k

1 Busbridge Road

ME15 0HY

3 bed1 bath
£437k

1 Adbert Drive, East Farleigh

ME15 0DE

3 bed2 bath
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

0.3 km

Gallants Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

East Farleigh Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 0JN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.