4 Ashbank Cottages, Lower Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RJ
About 4 Ashbank Cottages
4 Ashbank Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 133), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 58.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £175,000 in March 2023.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 December 2024
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Planning history
4 Ashbank Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
15 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
4 Ashbank Cottages valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£190,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 March 2023Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1RJ: £375,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in ME17 1RJ
5 Ashbank Cottages, Lower Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RJ
Sold Nov 2024
£200,000Ashbank House, Lower Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RJ
Sold Apr 2024
£430,0001 Ashbank Cottages, Lower Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RJ
Sold Nov 2023
£375,0002 Ashbank Cottages, Lower Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RJ
Sold Jan 2023
£232,050April Cottage, Lower Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RJ
Sold Sept 2020
£535,000
Versus other Lower Street homes
4 Ashbank Cottages is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£5,147
Street avg £3,914
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
0.1 km
Penfold Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB