Rooks Nest, Ulcombe Hill, Ulcombe, Maidstone, ME17 1DJ

Rooks Nest is a four-bedroom detached house in Ulcombe, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 12.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £682,000 is 20.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017). At 153 m² it's 30% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (219 m² median across 4 EPCs).