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Holly Farm House, Holly Farm Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RY

4 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
247 m²
2659 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Holly Farm House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Holly Farm House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2022from Nov 2010
Hot Water
GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows
Mostly DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
34%84%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Holly Farm House, Holly Farm Road, Otham, Maidstone, ME15 8RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Holly Farm House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Aug 2009
    Conditions
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2009
    OutbuildingFull
    In 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
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Holly Farm House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,211,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£1,100,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 October 2022Most recent

    £1,100,000

    +23.6%over 11 years
  2. 28 July 2011

    £890,000

    +9.2%over 3 years
  3. 5 June 2008

    £815,000

    +43.0%over 3 years
  4. 15 June 2004

    £570,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 8RY: £490,000 (2024–2007).

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On the street

Versus other Holly Farm Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating

42 (E)

Street avg 46 (E)

Below

Floor Area

247 m²

Street avg 241 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 13.3 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 8RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME15 8RY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 8RY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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