3 Bugle Horn Cottages, Honey Lane, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RX
About 3 Bugle Horn Cottages
3 Bugle Horn Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8RX). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 178% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £402,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
3 Bugle Horn Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Bugle Horn Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£436,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£402,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2021Most recent
£402,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8RX: £600,000 (2025–2006).
Nearby sales in ME15 8RX
Michaelemas House, Honey Lane, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RX
Sold Feb 2025
£630,000Stud Croft, Honey Lane, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RX
Sold May 2024
£600,000The Grange, Honey Lane, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RX
Sold Feb 2021
£725,0001 Bugle Horn Cottages, Honey Lane, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RX
Sold Jan 2007
£250,000
Everything we know about 3 Bugle Horn 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 Honey Lane homes
Price per m² for 3 Bugle Horn Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,328
Street avg £3,519
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 10.7 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
0.1 km
Avery Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Leigh Academy Langley Park. 9 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
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB