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About Tower Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Tower Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 5-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 12.1% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 73.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £355,000 in October 2024.
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
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Central heating
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Tower Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Dec 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Tower Cottage, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1RZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Tower Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2025RenovationHeritageGranted
Listed Building Consent for the installation of a log-burner into the current open fireplace (located in the living room)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Tower Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2024)
£355,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Upper Street homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Tower Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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.
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
0.2 km
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· 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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