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

4 Chapel Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lenham Heath, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

It hasn't traded since July 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 sits 150% above the 2002 sale of £154,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 17.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.