4 Lewis Row Cottages, Hermitage Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4DA
About 4 Lewis Row Cottages
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 May 2025
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Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
4 Lewis Row Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
4 Lewis Row Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 19 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
8 June 2022Most recent
£350,000
+11.1%over 6 years5 October 2015
£315,000
+85.3%over 12 years8 July 2003
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 4DA: £370,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in ME17 4DA
3 Lewis Row Cottages, Hermitage Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4DA
Sold May 2026
£325,0004 Sawyers Cottages, Hermitage Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4DA
Sold Jun 2025
£495,0003 Sawyers Cottages, Hermitage Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4DA
Sold Jul 2024
£370,0001 Sawyers Cottages, Hermitage Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4DA
Sold Oct 2023
£480,0002 Sawyers Cottages, Hermitage Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4DA
Sold Jun 2023
£360,000
Versus other Hermitage Lane homes
On price per m², 4 Lewis Row Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,469
Street avg £4,176
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







