Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedSmiths Farm, The Granary, Hollingbourne Hill, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1QJ
Swimming pool
About Smiths Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Smiths Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £918,000 is 22.2% above the 2013 sale price. At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (156 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Smiths Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Smiths Farm, The Granary, Hollingbourne Hill, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1QJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Smiths Farm has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2022FullGranted
Creation of a 40x20m sand school and erection of associated fencing.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£918,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2013)
£751,200
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hollingbourne Hill homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Smiths Farm stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 166 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1QJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Smiths Farm, The Granary, Hollingbourne Hill, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1QJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.