The Rookery, Lughorse Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QU
About The Rookery
The Rookery is a six-bedroom detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0QU). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £933,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £820,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Rookery's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 April 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
3 applications on record at The Rookery, Lughorse Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QU
- Feb 2019FullOutcome in report
Proposed garage and utility room.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/506683/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2021Decision
- ExtensionMay 2019Decision
Unlock The Rookery, Lughorse Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QU's full planning history
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£933,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 9 years.
£820,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
16 March 2021Most recent
£820,000
+68.2%over 9 years25 September 2011
£487,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in ME15 0QU: £522,500 (2013–1997).
Nearby sales in ME15 0QU
The Dairy, Lughorse Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QU
Sold Feb 2013
£525,000South Lodge Gennings, Lughorse Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QU
Sold Nov 2009
£520,000Limetree Barn, Lughorse Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QU
Sold Oct 2007
£710,000Gennings House, Lughorse Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QU
Sold Jul 1997
£79,000
Versus other Lughorse Lane homes
Price per m² for The Rookery lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,489
Street avg £3,869
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 8.6 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
0.3 km
West Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Hunton Church of England 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
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







