The Old Forge, Barn Hill, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QT
About The Old Forge
The Old Forge is a two-bedroom detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0QT). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft). The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 18.1% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £398,000 in February 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2025ConditionsIn report
Submission of details pursuant to condition 5- (watching brief) subject to 22/500908/FULL
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/501276/SUB
- Apr 2022FullIn report
Erection of a new double garage with 2no. roof windows.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/500908/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£398,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 February 2020Most recent
£398,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0QT: £632,500 (2021–1998).
Nearby sales in ME15 0QT
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Sold Jan 2018
£632,500Barnhill House, Barn Hill, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QT
Sold Apr 2006
£565,000The Old Rectory, Barn Hill, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QT
Sold Jan 2004
£950,000Barnhill Oast, Barn Hill, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QT
Sold Jul 1996
£232,500
Everything we know about The Old Forge, 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
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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
0.6 km
West Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Hunton Church of England Primary School. 4 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
35.8dB