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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 £714,000 is 29.8% 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 12 years.
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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2022
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.
- Oct 2015Tree WorksTreesNo Objections
Conservation area notification to 2no. Yew, 1no. Lime, 3no. Hollies - Trim lateral branches by 1.5 metres
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£714,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2014)
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
On years held, The Old Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,438
Street avg £3,564
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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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.
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