1 Mays Cottages, Gallants Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LJ
About 1 Mays Cottages
1 Mays Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Mays Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Mays Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 1 sales in ME15 0LJ: £360,000 (2012–2012).
Nearby sales in ME15 0LJ
Everything we know about 1 Mays 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 Gallants Lane homes
On floor area, 1 Mays Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.0 km
Amshurst Villas — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB