3 Primrose Cottages, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RN
About 3 Primrose Cottages
3 Primrose Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8RN). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £505,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 58.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/502503/FULL
- Sept 2020DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Demolish the existing side lean-to garage/utility room. Erection of single storey side extension.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/502954/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Primrose Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£523,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 18 years.
£505,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
19 February 2025Most recent
£505,000
+31.2%over 4 years15 April 2020
£385,000
+26.2%over 6 years8 August 2013
£305,000
-3.2%over 6 years18 January 2007
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8RN: £400,000 (2023–2005).
Nearby sales in ME15 8RN
2 Primrose Cottages, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RN
Sold Dec 2023
£407,500School House, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RN
Sold Jun 2007
£490,0001 Primrose Cottages, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RN
Sold Apr 2004
£290,000Applegarth, Otham Street, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RN
Sold Apr 1998
£128,000
Everything we know about 3 Primrose 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 Otham Street homes
Years Held for 3 Primrose Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,139
Street avg £4,553
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.8 km
The White Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Senacre Wood Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB