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1 planning record
About Birling Place Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Birling Place Farm is a detached house in Birling, West Malling, West Malling (ME19 5JN). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Birling Place Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Birling Place Farm, Foremans Cottage, Stangate Road, Birling, West Malling, ME19 5JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2023Tree WorksTreesNo Objection
7 x Ash trees (fraxinus excelsior), T1- T7 (applicants ref)- Fell to ground. T1 mature ash has a cavity in the base with signs of old fungal fruiting bodies (not clear on species) and is leaning summer house/ garden office. T2 mature ash has deadwood throughout and is also leaning toward the garden building. T3semi mature ash has a large cavity running through the base from one side to the other and leans toward heating fuel tank with pond / watercourse below. T4 is a semi mature twin stemmed ash with included bark at the fork. T5 is a mature ash in poor condition. T6 has large deadwood in the crown and leans over driveway / network cables. T7 leaning over driveway / network cables
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Birling Place Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£665,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Stangate Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for Birling Place Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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