What kind of home is 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

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

What is the EPC rating for 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

The current EPC rating for 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in October 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft). That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME15 9RH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH use?

The latest EPC at 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in November 2002 (ref. 02/1655). Across all filings there are 0 approved and 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH is in council tax band E.

Which area is 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH in?

2 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 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

Police records around 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH show an average of 414 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

The closest primary school to 2 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.

What transport links are near 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, ME15 9RH?

The closest bus stop to 2 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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2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 2 Pear Tree Cottages

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

2 Pear Tree Cottages is a semi-detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: new windows refused in 2002. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Oct 2025

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 15 October 2035

9 years remaining

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

1 application on record at 2 Pear Tree Cottages, Pickering Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 9RH

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Flagged:Listed building

Nov 2002
RenovationHeritage
Outcome in report
An application for listed building consent to replace softwood windows in extended part of house with upvc double glazed units as shown on drawing numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 and 10 received on 30.08.02 and 10.09.02.
ListedNew Windows
Reference
02/1655
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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2 Pear Tree Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£431,000

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 9RH: £875,000 (2026–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Pickering Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 2 Pear Tree Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

51 (E)

Street avg 66 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 177 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

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Area

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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

0.3 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

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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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