1 Shingle Barn Farm Cottages, Smiths Hill, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PH
About 1 Shingle Barn Farm Cottages
1 Shingle Barn Farm Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0PH). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £520,000 is 34.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Shingle Barn Farm Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension as shown on drawing numbers Mc/01/09/A received on 03/03/11 and a location plan received on 25/02/11.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/0284
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Shingle Barn Farm Cottages
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Shingle Barn Farm Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£387,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 March 2016Most recent
£387,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0PH: £280,000 (2022–1998).
Nearby sales in ME15 0PH
Everything we know about 1 Shingle Barn Farm 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 Smiths Hill homes
EPC Rating for 1 Shingle Barn Farm Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,721
Street avg £3,851
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
Shingle Barn Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB