Primrose Cottage, Fairbourne Lane, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1LN

Primrose Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1LN). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 152 m² it sits well below the postcode median (264 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £884,000 is 17.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£458/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2018 for £750,000.