Holly Farm House, Holly Farm Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RY
About Holly Farm House
Holly Farm House is a five-bedroom detached house in Otham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 8RY). It has a recorded floor area of 247 m² (around 2659 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings, attached land beyond the plot and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £1,100,000 in October 2022. Across the public record there are 4 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 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,211,000 is 10.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 86.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Holly Farm House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Holly Farm House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Aug 2009ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge conditions relating to MA/08/2402 (Erection of a double garage) - submission of details received on 27th May 2009 pursuant to condition 2 materials.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/0884
- Feb 2009OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a double garage as shown on drawing numbers 1725.02/A and 1725.03 received on 9th December 2008.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/2402
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Holly Farm House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 18 years.
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2022Most recent
£1,100,000
+23.6%over 11 years28 July 2011
£890,000
+9.2%over 3 years5 June 2008
£815,000
+43.0%over 3 years15 June 2004
£570,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8RY: £490,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in ME15 8RY
Holly Farm Oast, Holly Farm Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RY
Sold Aug 2024
£1,075,000Holly Farm Barn, Holly Farm Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RY
Sold Oct 2019
£490,000The Granary, Holly Farm Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RY
Sold Nov 2017
£658,500The Old Barn, Holly Farm Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RY
Sold Jul 2006
£390,000
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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 Holly Farm Road homes
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
247 m²
Street avg 241 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 13.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.6 km
Avery Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Senacre Wood Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB