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1 Gambia Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RZ

5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 1 Gambia Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Gambia Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 sits 187.6% above the 1999 sale of £129,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 37.2% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.

Specifications

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
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Gambia 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 05 Jun 2022

Current Certificate
Jun 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 5 June 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Gambia Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 1 Gambia Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

5 applications on record at 1 Gambia Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RZ

5decisions19documents15nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
  1. Aug 2016
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Conservation area notification to 2no. Corkscrew Willows -Fell

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    16/504324/TCA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

+ 2 more applications in the report

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  • All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 15 notable nearby
  • The 19 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Gambia Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£371,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (1999)

£129,000

Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 October 1999Most recent

    £129,000

    +33.0%over 2 years

  2. 24 April 1997

    £97,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1RZ: £355,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Upper Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Gambia Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

39 (E)

Street avg 41 (E)

Below

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Gambia Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 2 Upper Street Cottages, Upper Street, Broomfield

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
Full Maidstone report

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

0.2 km

Burgess Hall Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1RZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME17 1RZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 1RZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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