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 £1,286,000 is 16.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 84.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 January 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Holly Farm House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
4 applications on record at Holly Farm House, Holly Farm Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RY
- Jul 2005RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
An application for listed building consent for the replacement of window and door of Holly Farm House as shown on the drawings numbered MA/05/1288 received by Council ON 1 May 2005.
Listed- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/1288
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsAug 2009Decision
- OutbuildingFeb 2009Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Holly Farm House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,286,000
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
Versus other Holly Farm Road homes
EPC Rating for Holly Farm House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,453
Street avg £3,452
Floor Area
247 m²
Street avg 218 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 11.3 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
414/mo
Falling 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







