Charity Farm House, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1RB
About Charity Farm House
Charity Farm House is a five-bedroom detached house in Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1RB). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 171 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (223 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 226.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2024 for £800,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Energy performance
Charity Farm House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 April 2034
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Charity Farm House, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1RB
1 live now- Sept 2025Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use and conversion of existing private stable to a short term holiday let with associated parking.
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/502404/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJan 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Charity Farm House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£825,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£800,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 February 2024Most recent
£800,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1RB: £925,000 (2024–2004).
Nearby sales in ME17 1RB
The Barn, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1RB
Sold Aug 2024
£1,020,000Chantlers, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1RB
Sold Mar 2021
£550,000The Oast House, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1RB
Sold Jan 2014
£975,000Brushing Farm House, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1RB
Sold Apr 2004
£560,000Charity Acre, Pilgrims Way, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1RB
Sold Nov 2001
£340,000
Versus other Pilgrims Way homes
Charity Farm House is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,678
Street avg £2,882
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 189 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
144/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.7 km
Hollingbourne Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
2.1 km
Hollingbourne Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







