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

5 planning records

Estimated value

£733,000

  • Since the 2014 sale (£550,000)+33%
  • Against ME17 1UJ's recent median (£550,000)+33%

Newest record on this page: July 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£733,000

  • Against its 2014 sale (£550,000)+33%
  • Against ME17 1UJ's recent median (£550,000)+33%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Old Cottage is modelled from its 160 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1UJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    160 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2012

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2014

  • Recent sales in ME17 1UJ

    5 sales, median £550,000 (2022–2019)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: July 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 5 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

  1. 22 January 2014Most recent

    £550,000

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Old Cottage, Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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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

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
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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.

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

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
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

New assessment needed to sell or let
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

4decisions53documents15nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveListed buildingConservation area
  1. 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
    Full record in report
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  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. HeritageDecision

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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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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

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.

Nearest schools

  • Hollingbourne Primary SchoolPrimary492m
  • Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km
  • Harrietsham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

  • ChurchBus stop69m
  • Troys MeadBus stop583m
  • Railway StationBus stop722m
  • Hollingbourne Rail StationRailway station1.0km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences676 reports34%
  • Anti-social Behaviour391 reports19%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson196 reports10%
  • Other Theft178 reports9%

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A Local Area 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 1UJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME17 1UJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 1UJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

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

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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 2 Upper Street Cottages, Upper Street, Broomfield

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£548k

1 Athelstan Green, Hollingbourne

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£477k

1 Burgess Cottages, Upper Street, Leeds

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£406k

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£797k

1 Brickfields Close, Hollingbourne

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1 Ashbank Cottages, Lower Street, Leeds

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Old Cottage is modelled from its 160 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 1UJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for The Old Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Old Cottage was lodged in October 2012 at band F and expired in October 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to The Old Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 15 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 1UJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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