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About 1 Ashurst Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Ashurst Cottages is a semi-detached house in Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 3ER). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on gas: bulk lpg.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Ashurst Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jul 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Ashurst Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£308,000
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.
Versus other Forsham Lane homes
Three headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Ashurst Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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