2 Ashdown Cottages, Heath Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LR
About 2 Ashdown Cottages
2 Ashdown Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0LR). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 111), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £255,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£447/sq ft) was about 76.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Ashdown 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
2 Ashdown Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 18 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
7 February 2020Most recent
£255,000
+55.5%over 7 years4 January 2013
£164,000
-8.9%over 3 years8 July 2009
£180,000
+1.7%over 2 years30 July 2006
£177,000
+21.2%over 2 years15 July 2004
£146,000
+49.0%over 2 years11 April 2002
£98,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0LR: £280,000 (2024–2017).
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
£675,000Sheppey Cottage, Heath Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LR
Sold Mar 2017
£280,0004 Ashdown Cottages, Heath Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LR
Sold Aug 2012
£152,000
Everything we know about 2 Ashdown 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 Heath Road homes
2 Ashdown Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,811
Street avg £3,530
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB