Mermaid Cottage, Old Lane, Mayfield, TN20 6AU
1 planning record
About Mermaid Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Mermaid Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Mayfield (TN20 6AU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £680,000 sits 103% above the 1999 sale of £335,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 46.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Mermaid Cottage, Old Lane, Mayfield, TN20 6AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2022ConditionsBe Discharged
DISCHARGE OF SECTION 52 AGREEMENT DATED 6 DECEMBER 1989 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/1989/2711/F (CONVERT GARAGE TO ACCOMMODATION FOR SINGLE PERSON).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Mermaid Cottage has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£680,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£335,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Mermaid Cottage, Old Lane, Mayfield, TN20 6AU
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Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Old Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Mermaid Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,076
Street avg £4,199
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 202 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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 Mayfield district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN20 6AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 19 points of interest in total.
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