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1 planning record
About George Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
George Cottage is a detached house in Trottiscliffe, West Malling, West Malling (ME19 5DP). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in March 2002. At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £936,000 sits 91% above the 2002 sale of £490,000. One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2019. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
George Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against George Cottage, Ford Lane, Trottiscliffe, West Malling, ME19 5DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2019AnnexFullGranted
Demolition of existing log store and installation of log cabin for use as residential annex
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
George Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£936,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2002)
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ford Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
George Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 137 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
The George — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME19 5DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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