Oak Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
About Oak Cottage
Oak Cottage is a detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0SH). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 234 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Oak 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Nov 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear conservatory as shown on BC/1348 received on 7/09/05.
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/1804
- Dec 2004Loft ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage roof space with insertion of 2 number linked dormer windows and the change of use of land to residential use as shown on an drawing numbers 04221 xx1 and 04221 yy1 received on 6 August 2004 and as amended by additional unnumbered drawings of the block plan and a site location plan received on 14 October 2004 .
Garage Conversion- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/1523
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Oak Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Oak Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£959,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0SH: £598,080 (2022–2010).
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
£580,000Bishops Cottage, Bishops Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0SH
Sold Jul 2010
£425,000
Everything we know about Oak Cottage, 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Bishops Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for Oak Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 188 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 11.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
Bensted Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hunton Church of England Primary School. 3 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
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB