1 Alms Houses, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HJ
About 1 Alms Houses
1 Alms Houses is a semi-detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2021. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
1 Alms Houses's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
1 Alms Houses has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2011ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge conditions relating to MA/10/1992 (An application for listed building consent for alterations including replacement of storage heaters, lining of walls, new kitchen and bathroom facilities, removal and refurbishment of joinery works) - submission of details received on 17th January 2010 pursuant to condition 2 - new joinery and condition 3 - timetable for removal and replacement of joinery as shown on drawing numbers 19507A/1101/B, 19507A/1103, 19507A/1104/B, 19507A/1105/C & 19507A/1109/A received on 17/01/11 and described in the letter from Clague dated 14/01/11 and received 17/01/11.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/0059
- Jan 2011RenovationHeritageIn report
An application for listed building consent for alterations including replacement of storage heaters, lining of walls, new kitchen and bathroom facilities, removal and refurbishment of joinery works as shown on drawing numbers 19507A/01, 19507A/501/E & 19507A/502/D received on 15/11/10 and as described in the Planning, Design and Access Statement ref: 19507A received on 15/11/10.
Listed- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/1992
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Sales history & valuation
1 Alms Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 ME17 1HJ: £485,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in ME17 1HJ
Winton House, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HJ
Sold Jun 2022
£580,000Bell House Barn, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HJ
Sold May 2022
£485,000Bell House, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HJ
Sold Jun 2021
£850,000Anglesey Cottage, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HJ
Sold Jun 2021
£440,000Corner Cottage, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HJ
Sold Mar 2021
£355,000
Versus other East Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for 1 Alms Houses lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chippendayle Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.2dB