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3 sales on record
About 2 Kings Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Kings Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1SG). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 94.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £257,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
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)
Jun 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Kings Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2021)
£257,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 8 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.
2 Kings Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,079
Street avg £3,521
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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