May Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Mayfield (TN20 6TE). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £818,000 is 25.8% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 67.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in December 2012.
May Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jun 2022
May Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
FELL OR REDUCE CROWN BY 30% OF TWO BEECH, SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS, DESIGNATED MAYFIELD CONSERVATION AREA 1969.
Latest sale on May Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£818,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 14 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 14 years.
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May Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,305
Street avg £2,209
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for May Cottage, Fletching Street, Mayfield, TN20 6TE
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7 December 2012Most recent
£650,000
+113.1%over 13 years26 March 1999
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN20 6TE: £167,500 (2025–2008).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
TN20 6JB
Southmead Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Mayfield Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB