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Butchers Cottage, Faversham Road, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2PN

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
798 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Butchers Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Butchers Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lenham, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 798 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 74 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 16.2% above the 2018 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Butchers Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Sept 2020

Current Certificate
Sept 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 28 September 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Butchers Cottage, Faversham Road, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Butchers Cottage has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Butchers Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.

Current estimate

£308,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£265,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 July 2018Most recent

    £265,000

    +23.3%over 7 years

  2. 28 January 2011

    £215,000

    +76.2%over 4 years

  3. 9 August 2006

    £122,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 2PN: £400,000 (2026–2023).

On the street

Versus other Faversham Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Butchers Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,573

Street avg £3,815

Below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 127 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Butchers Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£249k

1 Coast Cottages, Sandway Road, Sandway

ME17 2NA

2 bed1 bath
£394k

1 Atwater Court, Lenham

ME17 2PW

2 bed2 bath
£397k

1 Chapel Place Cottages, Lenham Heath Road, Lenham Heath

ME17 2BU

3 bed
£440k

1 Cross View Cottages, Faversham Road, Lenham

ME17 2PU

3 bed1 bath
£461k

1 Chapel Farm Cottage, Lenham Heath Road, Lenham Heath

ME17 2BJ

3 bed
£310k

1 Burnside Cottages, Old Ashford Road, Lenham

ME17 2DJ

£324k

1 Douglas Road, Lenham

ME17 2QL

£279k

1 Cole Terrace, Ham Lane, Lenham

ME17 2LN

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
Full Maidstone report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

144/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Lenham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 2PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME17 2PN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 2PN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Butchers Cottage, Faversham Road, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2PN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.