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4 Senacre Cottages, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
142 m²
1528 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Senacre Cottages

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

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. Today's modelled estimate of £554,000 is 10.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 47.5% 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.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2020from Aug 2010
EPC improved fromE48toD64
Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
75%33%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Senacre Cottages, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Senacre Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Jul 2015
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of rear conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    15/504705/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2012
    Conditions
    In report

    An application to discharge conditions relating to MA/10/0717 - Erection of one pair of semi-detached dwellings - being details of conditions 2, 3, and 4

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    11/1804
    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.

4 Senacre Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£554,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£500,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 December 2021Most recent

    £500,000

    +11.4%over 11 months
  2. 29 January 2021

    £449,000

    +42.5%over 7 years
  3. 11 August 2013

    £315,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8RE: £340,000 (2018–2012).

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On the street

Versus other Gore Court Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 4 Senacre Cottages stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,521

Street avg £2,448

Strongly above

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 143 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 8RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 8RE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8RE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Senacre Cottages, Gore Court Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.