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Ledgers Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN

3 sales on record2 planning records

Estimated value

£822,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£790,000)+4%
  • Against ME17 2AN's recent median (£414,000)+99%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
177 m²
1905 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
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

£822,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£790,000)+4%
  • Against ME17 2AN's recent median (£414,000)+99%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Ledgers Cottage is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 2AN. 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

    177 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2014

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in ME17 2AN

    5 sales, median £414,000 (2025–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 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.

Latest sale on Ledgers Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 August 2022Most recent

    £790,000

    +33.9%over 7 years

  2. 28 July 2015

    £590,000

    +154.9%over 13 years

  3. 18 December 2001

    £231,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 2AN: £414,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Ledgers Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN. 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 Ledgers Cottage

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

Ledgers Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Grafty Green, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £790,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

Ledgers 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 14 Nov 2024

Current Certificate
Nov 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 November 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ledgers Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at Ledgers Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AN

2decisions35documents3nearby
  1. Jan 2017
    OutbuildingFull
    Outcome in report

    Erection of new detached garage building to front and formation of new vehicular access to Headcorn Road.

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    16/505334/FULL
    Full record in report
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On the street

Versus other Headcorn Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Ledgers Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,463

Street avg £3,213

Strongly above

Floor Area

177 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 7.3 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

0.2 km

Kings Head — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Platts Heath Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Platts Heath Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
  • Ulcombe Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.5km

Nearest stops

  • Kings HeadBus stop220m
  • Who'd A Thought ItBus stop979m
  • Eastwood RoadBus stop1.1km
  • Primary SchoolBus stop1.6km

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 2AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME17 2AN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 2AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Comparables

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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 Ledgers Cottage is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 2AN. 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. 3 sales are recorded for Ledgers 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 Ledgers Cottage was lodged in November 2014 at band D and expired in November 2024, 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. 2 applications are matched to Ledgers 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 2 schools and 9 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 2AN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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