The Limes, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RL
About The Limes
The Limes is a detached house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8RL). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). Main heating runs on oil.
At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Limes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Limes sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Nov 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conservation area notification: Otham conservation area notification of intention to fell one Wild Service tree, one Quince tree and one Hazel tree
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- TA/0119/12
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Limes
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
The Limes 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 8RL: £710,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in ME15 8RL
Lilac Cottage, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RL
Sold Aug 2024
£230,000Graynoth Place, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RL
Sold Nov 2020
£998,000Amber House, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RL
Sold Nov 2020
£1,500,000Rose Cottage, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RL
Sold Oct 2018
£710,000Tulip Cottage, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RL
Sold Jul 2016
£238,000
Everything we know about The Limes, 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 Otham Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for The Limes lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.4 km
The White Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Senacre Wood Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB