What type of property is 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR?

1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR sell for?

1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR last sold for £375,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £265,000 in July 2014, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between July 2014 and February 2021, 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR rose from £265,000 to £375,000, a change of £110,000. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR is G with a score of 10 out of 100, lodged in February 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR?

1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR have?

1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR has 2 planning records on file (1 approved), most recent in November 2023. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR?

1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR is in council tax band D.

Where is 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR located?

1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR sits in Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR?

Police records around 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 66% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR?

The closest primary school to 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR is Archbishop Courtenay Primary School (1.1km), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is New Line Learning Academy (1.3km), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR?

The closest bus stop to 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, ME15 6DR is Farleigh Hill Tesco, 752m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, Maidstone, ME15 6DR

2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 10

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Bockingford Cottages

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

1 Bockingford Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Maidstone (ME15 6DR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Sold February 2021 for £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Central heatingYes
Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Bockingford Cottages'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 10 Feb 2024

EPC Rating

G10

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, Maidstone, ME15 6DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Bockingford Cottages sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

Nov 2023
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Conservation area notification to reduce (G1) 6 beech. 2 Nut, 3 Cypress and 1 Ash to 4m high and set back from the building to give 2m clearance of structures.
Conservation Area
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
23/503507/TCA
View planning record
Jun 2023
OutbuildingFull
In report
Replace existing old tin style shed with the erection of an outbuilding for use as a home office and gym ancillary to the main dwelling.
Documents
14 docs on file
Reference
23/501994/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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£409,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£375,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

25 February 2021Most recent
£375,000
+41.5%over 6 years
17 July 2014
£265,000

Median price across the last 1 sales in ME15 6DR: £305,000 (2009–2009).

Nearby sales in ME15 6DR

2 Bockingford Cottages, Bockingford Lane, Maidstone, ME15 6DR
Sold Jan 2009
£305,000

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Area

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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

0.8 km

Farleigh Hill Tesco — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Archbishop Courtenay Primary School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 6DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 6DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low

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60 dB

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