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About 1 Lewis Row Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Lewis Row Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4DA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 is 11.1% above the 2021 sale price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £401,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Lewis Row Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jul 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Lewis Row Cottages, Hermitage Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two storey side extension and rear dormer as shown on Drawing no 634b, 643e and scale 1:1250 site location plan received on 09 May 2007.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2021)
£401,500
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hermitage Lane homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 1 Lewis Row Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,364
Street avg £4,281
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
1.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 4DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
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