Ramblers, Shingle Barn Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PL
About Ramblers
Ramblers is a detached house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0PL). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 2 September 2023
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Ramblers has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Ramblers has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£971,000
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 0PL: £382,500 (2021–2001).
Versus other Shingle Barn Lane homes
On epc rating, Ramblers runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
414/mo
Falling 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area 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







