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3 sales on record
About Northdown Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Northdown Cottage is a semi-detached house in Trottiscliffe, West Malling, West Malling (ME19 5EH). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2018. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £515,000 is 17% above the 2019 sale price. At 91 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 4 EPCs). Last sale on file: £440,000 in June 2019. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.
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)
May 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Northdown Cottage, School Lane, Trottiscliffe, West Malling, ME19 5EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2002Tree WorksTreesNo Objection
Reduce crown of Ash tree by 20% and remove ivy
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£515,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2019)
£440,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other School Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Northdown Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,835
Street avg £4,847
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the West Malling district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME19 5EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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