1 Yew Tree Cottage, Heath Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LR
About 1 Yew Tree Cottage
1 Yew Tree Cottage is a semi-detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0LR). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 77 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Yew Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Yew Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Yew Tree Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Yew Tree Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£342,000
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 5 sales in ME15 0LR: £265,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in ME15 0LR
3 Ashdown Cottages, Heath Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LR
Sold Feb 2024
£280,0001 Ashdown Cottages, Heath Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LR
Sold Dec 2020
£240,000Follys End, Heath Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LR
Sold Jul 2020
£675,0002 Ashdown Cottages, Heath Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LR
Sold Feb 2020
£255,000Sheppey Cottage, Heath Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LR
Sold Mar 2017
£280,000
Everything we know about 1 Yew Tree Cottage, 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 Heath Road homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Yew Tree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.1 km
The Victoria — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB