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Forsters Cottage, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG

Listed buildingExtendable10 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
201 m²
2164 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Forsters Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Forsters Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0SG). 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. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,052,000 sits 94.8% above the 2006 sale of £540,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Forsters Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2022

Current Certificate
May 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 28 May 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildListed buildingNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildingsLow flood risk

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forsters Cottage, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Forsters Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

10 applications on record at Forsters Cottage, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG

10decisions3extensions99documents1nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveListed building
  1. Mar 2008
    Heritage
    Outcome in report

    Listed building consent for the erection of a garden wall and gate as shown on unnumbered elevation and overhead plan drawing and Design and Access statement received on 01 February 2008 providing details of the proposed wall and gate including materials.

    Listed
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    08/0212
    Full record in report
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  3. RenovationDecision
  4. RenovationDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Forsters Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

On the street

Versus other Water Lane homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Forsters Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,687

Street avg £3,547

On par

Floor Area

201 m²

Street avg 368 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 11.2 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.

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

1.0 km

Bensted Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Hunton Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 0SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 0SG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

40.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 0SG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.1dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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