5 Bridge Cottages, The Quarries, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4NH
About 5 Bridge Cottages
5 Bridge Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4NH). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold September 2021 for £282,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 27.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Bridge Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 July 2026
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and is a listed building, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5 Bridge 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 19 years.
£282,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£282,000
+24.8%over 5 years18 September 2016
£226,000
+41.3%over 12 years12 July 2004
£160,000
+60.0%over 1 year9 January 2003
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 4NH: £310,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME17 4NH
Beresford Farm, The Quarries, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4NH
Sold May 2025
£785,0003 Bridge Cottages, The Quarries, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4NH
Sold Mar 2025
£275,00011 Bridge Cottages, The Quarries, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4NH
Sold Aug 2024
£310,0009 Bridge Cottages, The Quarries, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4NH
Sold Feb 2022
£275,0007 Bridge Cottages, The Quarries, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4NH
Sold May 2015
£207,500
Versus other The Quarries homes
5 Bridge Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,338
Street avg £4,412
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.5 km
The Albion Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School. 15 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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







