1 Shingle Barn Cottages, Shingle Barn Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PJ
About 1 Shingle Barn Cottages
1 Shingle Barn Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-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. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 14.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£645/sq ft) was about 197.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £465,000.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Notable viewsYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2017New BuildFullIn report
Erection of 2no. semi detached dwellings with 2no. parking spaces and alterations to landscaping.
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/502813/FULL
- Nov 2016PorchFullIn report
Removal of side porch and shed, erection of two single storey side extension and extension to front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/507147/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 4 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
14 February 2020Most recent
£465,000
+32.9%over 4 years27 November 2015
£350,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in ME15 0PJ: £198,750 (2025–2001).
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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
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB