2 Chapel Farm Cottage, Lenham Heath Road, Lenham Heath, Maidstone, ME17 2BJ

2 Chapel Farm Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Lenham Heath, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on bottled lpg. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£789/sq ft) was about 513.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017).