3 Senacre Cottages, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE
About 3 Senacre Cottages
3 Senacre Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8RE). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1333 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £395,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 15.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 39.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
3 Senacre 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Senacre Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of an orangery to rear.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/502411/FULL
- Feb 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification for a proposed single storey rear extension which:A) Extends by 3.5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling.B) Has a maximum height of 2.7 metres from the natural ground level.C) Has a height of 2.4 metres at the eaves from the natural ground level.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/500263/PNEXT
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Senacre Cottages
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
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 13 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2018Most recent
£395,000
+16.2%over 3 years28 January 2015
£340,000
+10.4%over 7 years16 February 2007
£308,000
+94.9%over 1 year13 January 2006
£158,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8RE: £449,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in ME15 8RE
4 Senacre Cottages, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE
Sold Dec 2021
£500,0006 Senacre Cottages, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE
Sold Dec 2016
£334,000Griffin Lodge, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE
Sold Apr 2014
£485,000Senacre Farm House, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE
Sold Sept 2007
£555,130The Oast, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE
Sold Apr 1999
£270,000
Everything we know about 3 Senacre Cottages, 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
Versus other Gore Court Road homes
3 Senacre Cottages is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,191
Street avg £2,531
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Titchfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Senacre Wood Primary School. 15 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
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB