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5 sales on record
About 5 Alchins Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Alchins Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Linton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 4NT). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Maidstone HPI: 2.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £250,000 in December 2024. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 54 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private garden
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Alchins Cottages has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2024)
£250,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Heath Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Alchins Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,630
Street avg £3,888
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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