What type of property is 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG?

5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG?

5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG last sold for £113,000 in September 2002, around 24 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £46,500 in January 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 1996 and September 2002, 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG rose from £46,500 to £113,000, a change of £66,500. That works out to roughly +14.3% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in June 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG?

5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (581 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in ME17 1SG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG?

5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG is in council tax band C.

Where is 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG located?

5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG sits in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME17 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG?

Police records around 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG show an average of 144 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG?

The closest primary school to 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG is Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School (871m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG?

The closest bus stop to 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, ME17 1SG is Burgess Hall Drive, 42m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1SG

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

54 m²

581 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

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Overview

About 5 Kings Cottages

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

5 Kings Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leeds, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1SG). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 115), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since September 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 141.6% above the 2002 sale of £113,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 24.9% below the postcode norm.

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

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

Period featuresYes
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

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

Jun 2019

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 9 June 2029

2 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Kings Cottages has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

15 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Kings Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£273,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.3% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2002)

£113,000

Growth on file: 14.3% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

8 September 2002Most recent
£113,000
+80.8%over 3 years
12 November 1998
£62,500
+34.4%over 2 years
19 January 1996
£46,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1SG: £257,000 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in ME17 1SG

On the street

Versus other Upper Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Kings Cottages outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,093

Street avg £3,918

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Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.0 km

Burgess Hall Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 1SG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

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