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7 8 St Helens Cottages, St Helens Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JZ

3 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 8 St Helens Cottages

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

7 8 St Helens Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 122 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 3 EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

7 8 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Oct 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 8 St Helens Cottages, St Helens Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Sept 2013
    Conditions
    In report

    An application to vary condition 3 of MA/06/0804 to allow the stationing of four field shelters on the land as shown on the site location and block plan received 20th June 2013.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    13/1109
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2006
    Amendment
    In report

    An application for a certificate of lawfulness for an existing development being the stationing of 2 no. Mobile Homes within the curtilage of 7/8 St. Helens Cottages for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house as described in application MA/06/1571.

    Retrospective
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    06/1571
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

7 8 St Helens Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£440,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0JZ: £320,000 (2024–2007).

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On the street

Versus other St Helens Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating

51 (E)

Street avg 51 (E)

On par

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 0JZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

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

Common questions

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