Corner Cottage, East Street, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1HJ

Corner Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 18.3% above the 2021 sale price. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £355,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.