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About Tower House Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Tower House Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1RU). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 11.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 is 48.6% above the 2006 sale price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 103 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 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
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- 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)
Jan 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Tower House Cottage, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Tower House Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesNo Objections
Conservation Area Application - G1, trees on the rear boundary line consisting of Yew and Thuja. The group of trees are overhanging the property and rear garden by 2 meters this is reducing light and also causing considerable leaf and algae build up in the gutters. We would like to prune them back to as close to the boundary line as possible. Current southern spread of 3.5 meters proposed radial spread of 2 meters on the southern side of the canopy.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Tower House Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2006)
£290,000
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Upper Street homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Tower House Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,816
Street avg £4,263
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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
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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 1RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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