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4 Lewis Row Cottages, Hermitage Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4DA

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 4 Lewis Row Cottages

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

4 Lewis Row Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4DA). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 113), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 64 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£508/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2025

Current Certificate
May 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 23 May 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, 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 4 Lewis Row Cottages, Hermitage Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Lewis Row Cottages has no planning applications on record.

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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.

4 Lewis Row Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.

Current estimate

£378,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£350,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 June 2022Most recent

    £350,000

    +11.1%over 6 years
  2. 5 October 2015

    £315,000

    +85.3%over 12 years
  3. 8 July 2003

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 4DA: £370,000 (2026–2023).

On the street

Versus other Hermitage Lane homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 4 Lewis Row Cottages stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,469

Street avg £4,176

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Lewis Row Cottages

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

Larger development activity nearby

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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
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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

144/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.7 km

Cobfield — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 km

Boughton Monchelsea 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 4DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME17 4DA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 4DA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

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 4 Lewis Row Cottages, Hermitage Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4DA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.