Orchard Cottage, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0PR). It has a recorded floor area of 370 m² (around 3983 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on oil.
At 370 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Orchard Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of 2no. single storey rear extensions and insertion of new side window.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/505620/FULL
- Jul 2015ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of a conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/503570/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Orchard Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,341,000
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 5 sales in ME15 0PR: £735,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in ME15 0PR
Horseshoe Cottage, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
Sold Apr 2023
£735,000Old Pumphouse, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
Sold Oct 2020
£105,000Frith Farm House, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
Sold Mar 2020
£985,000Frith Barn, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
Sold Mar 2020
£850,0001 Culls Farm Cottages, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
Sold Jun 2018
£410,000
Everything we know about Orchard Cottage, 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 Dean Street homes
Orchard Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
370 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
The Horseshoes — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB