3 4 St Helens Cottages, St Helens Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JZ
About 3 4 St Helens Cottages
3 4 St Helens Cottages is a mid-terrace house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 3 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £375,000.
Energy performance
3 4 St Helens Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 August 2032
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 3 4 St Helens Cottages, St Helens Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JZ
- Aug 2025SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory, sub-division of the existing house into 2no. dwellings, and erection of a single storey rear extension.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/502715/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 4 St Helens Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2023Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0JZ: £287,500 (2024–1999).
Nearby sales in ME15 0JZ
Versus other St Helens Lane homes
3 4 St Helens Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
414/mo
Falling 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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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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







