2 Downs Farm Cottages, Shingle Barn Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PL
About 2 Downs Farm Cottages
2 Downs Farm Cottages is a detached house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0PL). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on lpg.
Held since April 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 sits 190.8% above the 2001 sale of £195,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Downs Farm 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
£567,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 2001Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in ME15 0PL: £570,000 (2021–2021).
Nearby sales in ME15 0PL
Everything we know about 2 Downs 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 Shingle Barn Lane homes
2 Downs Farm Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.4 km
Shingle Barn Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB