Quince Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
About Quince Cottage
Quince Cottage is a detached house in Grafty Green, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 136 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 14 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Quince Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 October 2028
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Quince Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Quince Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 2AP: £543,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME17 2AP
3 Triangle Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
Sold Jan 2025
£202,500Wrens Nest, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
Sold May 2024
£543,500Wierton Villa, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
Sold Sept 2023
£275,0001 Triangle Cottage, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
Sold Jun 2023
£575,000Offens Farm, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, Maidstone, ME17 2AP
Sold Jun 2022
£1,025,000
Versus other Headcorn Road homes
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 139 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Kings Head — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Platts Heath Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB