Kettle Farmhouse, Kettle Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JU
About Kettle Farmhouse
Kettle Farmhouse is a six-bedroom detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0JU). It has a recorded floor area of 411 m² (around 4424 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 411 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 44.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £1,275,000.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Kettle Farmhouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Kettle Farmhouse has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2026PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a first-floor rear extension to provide additional accommodation; construction of a single-storey rear extension to form a pool changing room and WC/shower; alterations to the approved swimming pool and enclosure, including a new plant room; creation of a gym/sauna/cinema room at basement level; extension of hard landscaping at ground level with new railings; and a front room extension to create a new front porch
Extension- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/505071/FULL
- Dec 2020AnnexOutlineIn report
Outline Application with matters of appearance, layout and scale sought for erection of a two bedroom dwelling with a self contained one bedroom basement annexe within the grounds of the applicant property. Matters of access and landscaping are reserved for future considerations.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/504957/OUT
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Kettle Farmhouse
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Kettle Farmhouse was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 18 years.
£1,275,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2024Most recent
£1,275,000
+32.1%over 17 years11 October 2006
£965,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0JU: £315,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in ME15 0JU
2 Kettle Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JU
Sold May 2023
£180,000Blackwood, Kettle Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JU
Sold Feb 2021
£330,0001 Kettle Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JU
Sold Dec 2018
£377,000Kettle Farm Cottage, Kettle Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JU
Sold Oct 2006
£965,0003 Kettle Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JU
Sold Jun 2003
£150,000
Everything we know about Kettle Farmhouse, 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 Kettle Lane homes
On years held, Kettle Farmhouse runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,102
Street avg £5,400
Floor Area
411 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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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
0.1 km
St Helens Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB