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About 1 New Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 New Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 43), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 9.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 18% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £307,500. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
- Cul-de-sac
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 New Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G1
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 New Cottage, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 1 New Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Aug 2022PorchFullGranted
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Demolition of existing side store, and erection of a two storey side extension, with front porch and rear balcony (resubmission of 22/501354/FULL).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 1 New Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2021)
£307,500
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 25 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.
1 New Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,155
Street avg £3,325
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 1UJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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