1 Crittenden Cottages, Gallants Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LN
About 1 Crittenden Cottages
1 Crittenden Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0LN). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Last sale on file: £380,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 April 2028
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Planning history
1 Crittenden Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 4 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2022Most recent
£380,000
+47.3%over 4 years21 June 2018
£258,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in ME15 0LN: £86,750 (2008–1996).
Versus other Gallants Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 Crittenden Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 63 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.1 km
Amshurst Villas — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







