4 Senacre Cottages, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE
About 4 Senacre Cottages
4 Senacre Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8RE). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 142 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 41.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 June 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
4 Senacre Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
4 applications on record at 4 Senacre Cottages, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension as shown on unnumbered drawing (revision A) received 11/09/06.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/1696
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryJul 2015Decision
- ConditionsJan 2012Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
4 Senacre Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 8 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2021Most recent
£500,000
+11.4%over 11 months29 January 2021
£449,000
+42.5%over 7 years11 August 2013
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8RE: £395,000 (2026–2014).
Nearby sales in ME15 8RE
1 Senacre Cottages, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE
Sold May 2026
£515,0003 Senacre Cottages, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE
Sold Nov 2018
£395,0006 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
£555,130
Versus other Gore Court Road homes
On habitable rooms, 4 Senacre Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,521
Street avg £2,810
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.2 km
Titchfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Senacre Wood Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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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
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







