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About Hill Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hill Farm Cottage is a detached house in Linton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hill Farm Cottage, Linton Hill, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2017OutlinePrior Approval Not Required
Prior notification for the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling house and building operations. For its prior approval to: Transport and Highways impacts of the development. Contamination risks on the site. Flooding risks on the site. Noise impacts of the development. Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the use of the building to change as proposed. Design and external appearance impacts on the building.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hill Farm Cottage 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£428,000
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 Linton Hill homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Hill Farm Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 209 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 4AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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