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4 sales on record
About Lothlorien Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lothlorien Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 11.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 is 34% above the 2010 sale price. 10 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, an annexe and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lothlorien Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lothlorien Cottage, Bottlescrew Hill, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Lothlorien Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Apr 2024ConditionsGranted
Submission of details to discharge condition 4 (landscape scheme) of planning application 23/504084/FULL.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2010)
£415,000
Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 4LZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 45 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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