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

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
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 £281,000 sits 148.7% 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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Kings Cottages

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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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.

Notable planning nearby

15applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Kings Cottages

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

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

Current estimate

£281,000

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

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£113,000

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

Sales timeline

  1. 8 September 2002Most recent

    £113,000

    +80.8%over 3 years

  2. 12 November 1998

    £62,500

    +34.4%over 2 years

  3. 19 January 1996

    £46,500

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

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

Below

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

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Kings Cottages

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

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£355k

1 Blackthorn Walk, Harrietsham

ME17 1FN

3 bed2 bath
£362k

1 Bailies Court, Church Lane, Harrietsham

ME17 1AG

3 bed2 bath
£386k

1 Ashbank Cottages, Lower Street, Leeds

ME17 1RJ

3 bed1 bath
£397k

1 Armistice Way, Harrietsham

ME17 1GY

3 bed2 bath
£504k

1 Burgess Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds

ME17 1SP

3 bed
£576k

1 Athelstan Green, Hollingbourne

ME17 1UX

3 bed2 bath
£756k

1 2 Upper Street Cottages, Upper Street, Broomfield

ME17 1PR

3 bed2 bath
£463k

1 Alexander Road, Harrietsham

ME17 1FG

4 bed2 bath
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

2/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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 1SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME17 1SG

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Kings Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone, ME17 1SG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.