2 Yew Tree Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
About 2 Yew Tree Cottages
2 Yew Tree Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1RU). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £290,000 in October 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 16.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 56.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 5 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Yew Tree Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 June 2024
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Planning history at 2 Yew Tree Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at 2 Yew Tree Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
- Jul 2012Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Conservation Area Notification: Leeds Conservation Area notification of intention to fell a Norway Srpuce and a Bay Tree
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- TA/0074/12
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2016Decision
- Tree WorksMar 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2 Yew Tree Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2019Most recent
£290,000
+16.0%over 4 years30 July 2015
£250,000
+34.4%over 10 years10 August 2004
£186,000
+124.1%over 6 years26 November 1997
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1RU: £350,000 (2025–2007).
Nearby sales in ME17 1RU
3 Yew Tree Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
Sold Feb 2025
£360,0004 Yew Tree Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
Sold Jan 2023
£350,000Little Foxes, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
Sold Nov 2020
£800,000Tower House Cottage, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
Sold Feb 2006
£290,000The Tower House, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU
Sold Aug 2003
£1,200,000
Versus other Upper Street homes
2 Yew Tree Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,973
Street avg £3,974
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
Forge Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







