The Bailiffs Cottage, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2BD
About The Bailiffs Cottage
The Bailiffs Cottage is a detached house in Sandway, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
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Energy performance
The Bailiffs Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 March 2036
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Bailiffs 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
The Bailiffs Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£528,000
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 2BD: £650,000 (2020–1999).
Nearby sales in ME17 2BD
4 Boughton Place Cottage, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2BD
Sold May 2020
£475,0003 Boughton Place Cottage, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2BD
Sold Jan 2014
£355,000Boughton Malherbe, The Bell House, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2BD
Sold May 2006
£765,000Boughton Malherbe, The Old Rectory, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2BD
Sold Dec 1999
£650,000
Versus the street
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 250 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 13.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 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
1.1 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Platts Heath Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB