3 Driers Cottage, Tutsham Farm, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0NE
About 3 Driers Cottage
3 Driers Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0NE). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2017); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar 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
3 Driers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Driers Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Driers 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
3 Driers Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£576,000
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 2 sales in ME15 0NE: £390,000 (2000–1999).
Nearby sales in ME15 0NE
Everything we know about 3 Driers 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 Tutsham Farm homes
3 Driers Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.8 km
The Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School. 4 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
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB