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About Bramble Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bramble Cottage is a detached house in Harrietsham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £589,000 is 21.5% below the 2021 sale of £750,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 113 m² it sits well below the postcode median (196 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £750,000. 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.
Bramble Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 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£589,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Fairbourne Lane homes
Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Bramble Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 176 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
West Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1LQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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