1 2 St Helens Cottages, St Helens Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JZ
About 1 2 St Helens Cottages
1 2 St Helens Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1132 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 is 36.9% above the 2007 sale price.
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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
Energy performance
1 2 St Helens Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 2 St Helens Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2005ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
A certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development being the erection of a single storey rear extension as described in application MA/05/0550/S.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/0550
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 2 St Helens Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.8% per year over 12 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 17.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
18 July 2007Most recent
£325,000
+591.5%over 11 years26 September 1995
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0JZ: £287,500 (2024–1999).
Nearby sales in ME15 0JZ
Everything we know about 1 2 St Helens Cottages, 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 St Helens Lane homes
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St Helens Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Barming Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB