What type of property is 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH sell for?

1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH last sold for £320,000 in May 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £192,500 in June 2004, so prices have been rising over 19 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between June 2004 and May 2023, 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH rose from £192,500 to £320,000, a change of £127,500. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

The current EPC rating for 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in April 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (1,335 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 9RH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH had any planning applications?

1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in October 2004 (ref. 04/1642). Across all filings there are 1 approved and 0 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH located?

1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH sits in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME15 postcode district in Kent.

What is crime like near 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

Police records around 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 66% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

The closest primary school to 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is Loose Primary School (367m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is New Line Learning Academy (752m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

The closest bus stop to 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is The Walnut Tree, 285m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

124 m²

1335 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Pear Tree Cottages

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

1 Pear Tree Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65).

One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 124 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 29.4% above the 2023 sale price. Sold May 2023 for £320,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Pear Tree Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Pear Tree Cottages has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

Oct 2004
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In report
An application for listed building consent for the removal of a fireplace and internal non-load bearing wall, insertion of french door, creation of bathroom and central heating system, refurbishment/repair/replacement of windows and other internal alterations as shown on un-numbered site location plan, photomontage (7 sheets) and drawing number MB515 received on 26 August 2004.
Listed
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
04/1642
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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Current estimate

£414,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£320,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

16 May 2023Most recent
£320,000
+66.2%over 18 years
24 June 2004
£192,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 9RH: £860,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in ME15 9RH

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On the street

Versus other Pickering Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Pear Tree Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,581

Street avg £3,144

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Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 177 m²

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Maidstone report

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

0.3 km

The Walnut Tree — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Loose Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 9RH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME15 9RH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

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