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Shepherds Oast, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Shepherds Oast

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

Shepherds Oast is a detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0SG). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 117 m² it sits well below the postcode median (245 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£552/sq ft) was about 171% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £695,000 in June 2019. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Shepherds Oast sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Shepherds Oast, Water Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2019
    Full
    In report

    Erection of a barn comprising of 6 stables with tack room and wash bay and an area for the storage of hay, tractor and machinery associated with the maintenance of the land, and proposed manege for private use only, proposed change of use land to equestrian use.

    Documents
    27 docs on file
    Reference
    19/503384/FULL
    View planning record
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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.

Shepherds Oast valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£754,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2019)

£695,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 June 2019Most recent

    £695,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0SG: £250,000 (2025–2007).

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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.

Shepherds Oast outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,940

Street avg £2,733

Strongly above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 389 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 12.5 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Bishops House, Bishops Lane, Hunton

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£500k

1 Barn View, Shingle Barn Lane, West Farleigh

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£491k

1 Church Villas, Church Street, Loose

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£475k

1 Bridge Cottages, St Helens Lane, East Farleigh

ME15 0LB

4 bed
£462k

1 Bensted Close, Hunton

ME15 0SD

3 bed1 bath
£451k

1 Adbert Drive, East Farleigh

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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.
Full Maidstone report

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

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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