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About Red Barn Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Red Barn Cottage is a semi-detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 sits 89.5% above the 2021 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 46.7% below the postcode norm. At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Red Barn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other East Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Red Barn Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,245
Street avg £4,712
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Chippendayle Drive — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1HL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 28 points of interest in total.
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