Bishops Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
About Bishops Cottage
Bishops Cottage is a detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0SH). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 sits 58.1% above the 2010 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 87.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (195 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Bishops 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 February 2020
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Bishops Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
11 applications on record at Bishops Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
- Dec 2010OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of a wooden summerhouse and wooden greenhouse as shown on a site location plan, block plan, literature from Regency summer houses model Wingrove 8 and Alton model Octagonal received on 11 March 2010.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/1553
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsOct 2018Decision
- ConditionsOct 2018Decision
+ 8 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Bishops Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 July 2010Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0SH: £598,080 (2022–2005).
Nearby sales in ME15 0SH
Petty Hoo, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Oct 2022
£1,530,000Bishops House, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Jul 2022
£770,0002 Bishops Oast, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Jul 2016
£598,0801 Bishops Oast, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Nov 2015
£580,000Rose Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Jan 2001
£309,000
Versus other Bishops Lane homes
Bishops Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £3,175
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 210 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 12.0 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
0.6 km
Bensted Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hunton Church of England Primary School. 3 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
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







