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4 sales on record
About 1 Forge Lane Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Forge Lane Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1RS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 11.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 is 21.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 82.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £335,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 86 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.5 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.
1 Forge Lane Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2020)
£335,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Forge Lane homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Forge Lane Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1RS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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