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Get started4 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 August 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 £404,000 sits 162.3% above the 2002 sale of £154,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 15.7% 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
4 Chapel Farm Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension with room in its roof as shown on the site location plan and on the drawing numbers 1619/3 and 1619/1 received on 11.02.05 and on the drawing number 1619/2 Rev B received on the 15.03.05.
4 Chapel Farm Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£154,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
4 Chapel Farm Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,588
Street avg £3,521
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Rose Lane — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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29 July 2002Most recent
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 2BJ: £245,000 (2022–2002).
Royton Manor Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Maidstone
Sold Feb 2022
2 Chapel Farm Cottage Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Maidstone
Sold Sept 2017
1 Chapel Farm Cottage Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Maidstone
Sold Nov 2006
3 Chapel Farm Cottage Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Maidstone
Sold Apr 2002
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Years Held
24 years
Street avg 17 years
ME17 2PU
Closest school
2.2 km
Lenham Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.6dB
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