Garden Cottage, Hollingbourne Hill, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1QJ

Garden Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £888,000 is 42.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 185.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. At 155 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (201 m² median across 4 EPCs).