What type of property is The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ?

The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ is a 5-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ?

The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ last sold for £550,000 in January 2014, around 13 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ have?

The current EPC rating for The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in October 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ?

The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (1,722 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in ME17 1UJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ heated?

The latest EPC at The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ had any planning applications?

The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in December 2013 (ref. 13/1443). Across all filings there are 3 approved and 0 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ located?

The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ sits in Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME17 postcode district in Kent.

How safe is the area around The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ?

Police records around The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ 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 The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ?

The closest primary school to The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ is Hollingbourne Primary School (492m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ?

The closest bus stop to The Old Cottage, Upper Street, ME17 1UJ is Church, 69m away. The nearest rail option is Hollingbourne Rail Station, 1.0km away.

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The Old Cottage, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ

5 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

160 m²

1722 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About The Old Cottage

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

The Old Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 1UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 160 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 3 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £733,000 is 33.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2014, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5

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Energy

Energy performance

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The Old 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 17 Oct 2022

Current Certificate

Oct 2012

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 17 October 2022

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Cottage, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

5 applications on record at The Old Cottage, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ

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Flagged:RetrospectiveListed buildingConservation area

Jun 2011
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
Conservation area notification: Hollingbourne conservation area notifiication of intention to reduce mixed hedgerow to 6ft, reduce height of a Cherry Tree by 50%, reduce height of Holly Tree by 30%, reduce height of Yew tree by 25%, pollard a Pear Tree at 7ft and remove of 1(no) Elder.
Conservation Area
Reference
TA/0090/11
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Tree WorksOct 2015Decision
HeritageDec 2013Decision

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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.

The Old Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£733,000

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Last sold (2014)

£550,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

22 January 2014Most recent
£550,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 1UJ: £550,000 (2022–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Upper Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, The Old Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,438

Street avg £3,564

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Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 151 m²

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Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 9.7 t/year

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Comparables

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

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1 Burgess Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds

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1 Armistice Way, Harrietsham

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1 Brickfields Close, Hollingbourne

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1 Ashbank Cottages, Lower Street, Leeds

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Area

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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

0.1 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Hollingbourne Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

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

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Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 1UJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

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