What type of property is Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA?

Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA sell for?

Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA last sold for £525,000 in August 2025. Before that, it sold for £490,000 in October 2023, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2023 and August 2025, Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA rose from £490,000 to £525,000, a change of £35,000. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA?

The current EPC rating for Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in April 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA?

Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (1,259 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 160% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 0PA. Source: EPC Register.

How is Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA heated?

The latest EPC at Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA had any planning applications?

Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA has council approval for an extension granted in March 2014 under ref. 14/0135. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA?

Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA is in council tax band D.

Where is Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA located?

Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA sits in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA?

Police records around Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA show an average of 414 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA?

The closest primary school to Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA is Barming Primary School (1.6km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA?

The closest bus stop to Hillside, Charlton Lane, ME15 0PA is St Helens Lane, 440m away. The nearest bus option is East Farleigh - Bull Inn, 1.5km away.

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Hillside, Charlton Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PA

Notable views1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

117 m²

1259 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Hillside

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Hillside is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0PA). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £525,000 in August 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2023–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 45.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff street
Notable viewsYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Apr 2023

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 April 2033

6 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hillside, Charlton Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Hillside, Charlton Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PA

1decisions1extensions8documents1nearby

Mar 2014
Garage ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Conversion of garage into living room including raising flat roof height, addition of front oriel window and canopy roof as shown on site location plan, block plan and drawing nos. NPR/14/01/01, 02, 03 & 04 received 27/01/14.
Extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
14/0135
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Hillside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£494,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£525,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

20 August 2025Most recent
£525,000
+7.1%over 1 year
30 October 2023
£490,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0PA: £386,500 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in ME15 0PA

On the street

Versus other Charlton Lane homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Hillside runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,487

Street avg £3,001

Strongly above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£475k

1 Bridge Cottages, St Helens Lane, East Farleigh

ME15 0LB

4 bed

£481k

1 Church Villas, Church Street, Loose

ME15 0BX

3 bed2 bath

£439k

1 Bensted Close, Hunton

ME15 0SD

3 bed1 bath

£437k

1 Adbert Drive, East Farleigh

ME15 0DE

3 bed2 bath

£428k

1 2 St Helens Cottages, St Helens Lane, West Farleigh

ME15 0JZ

3 bed

£428k

1 Busbridge Road

ME15 0HY

3 bed1 bath

£416k

1 Barkers Cottages, Dean Street, East Farleigh

ME15 0HR

3 bed

£410k

1 Charlton Lane, West Farleigh

ME15 0NX

3 bed2 bath

Area

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Full Maidstone report

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

0.4 km

St Helens Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Barming Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 0PA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 0PA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

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