The Grange, Honey Lane, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RX
About The Grange
The Grange is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8RX). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £725,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
The Grange's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Grange has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Grange
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
Latest sale on The Grange was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£761,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 23 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2021Most recent
£725,000
+38.1%over 15 years17 February 2006
£525,000
+47.9%over 4 years12 July 2001
£355,000
+54.3%over 2 years9 September 1998
£230,000
-2.1%over 9 months2 December 1997
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8RX: £402,500 (2025–1997).
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
£600,0003 Bugle Horn Cottages, Honey Lane, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RX
Sold Aug 2021
£402,5001 Bugle Horn Cottages, Honey Lane, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RX
Sold Jan 2007
£250,000
Everything we know about The Grange, 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
On price per m², The Grange runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,180
Street avg £3,902
Floor Area
228 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
0.1 km
Avery Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Leigh Academy Langley Park. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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