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Get startedLey Farm Barn is a detached house in Birling, West Malling, West Malling (ME19 5JF). It has a recorded floor area of 287 m² (around 3089 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,266,000 is 33.3% above the 2024 sale price. At 287 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 17 planning records sit against the property, 12 approved, 1 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include subdivision and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold June 2024 for £950,000.
Ley Farm Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Sept 2024
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
Listed Building Application: Removal of a boundary fence and replace with a 2.1m Flemish Bond, flush pointed Kingsley Weathered red brick garden wall. Works to include solid brown stained timber gates and piers with associated works
Ley Farm Barn has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£1,266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 23 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 23 years.
On years held, Ley Farm Barn runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,310
Street avg £4,013
Floor Area
287 m²
Street avg 202 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Floor insulation added or improved
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Removal of a boundary fence and replace with a 2.1m Flemish Bond, flush pointed Kingsley Weathered red brick garden wall. Works to include solid brown stained timber gates and piers with associated works
15 more applications for this property
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28 June 2024Most recent
£950,000
+8.0%over 22 years31 May 2002
£880,000
+163.4%over 9 months17 August 2001
£334,120
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME19 5JF: £790,000 (2024–2014).
Birling Lodge Oast Snodland Road Birling West Malling
Sold Apr 2024
1 Snodland Road Birling West Malling
Sold May 2022
Ley Farm Barn The Granary Snodland Road Birling West Malling
Sold Mar 2021
15 Snodland Road Birling West Malling
Sold May 2016
19 Snodland Road Birling West Malling
Sold Jan 2013
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Nevill Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Ryarsh Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB
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