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About Fir Tree Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Fir Tree Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ulcombe, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £545,000 is 41.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Fir Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Apr 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Fir Tree Cottage, The Street, Ulcombe, Maidstone, ME17 1DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Fir Tree Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2015ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Fir Tree Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£545,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2014)
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Fir Tree Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,619
Street avg £2,833
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
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