Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 New Cottages, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 New Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 New Cottages is a semi-detached house in Sandling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in July 2001. 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 £446,000 sits 141.1% above the 2001 sale of £185,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 New Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2023
Current Certificate
Aug 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 August 2023
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached BungalowEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 New Cottages, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 New Cottages has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 New Cottages, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ
1decisions1extensions7documents3nearby
- Jun 2011ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear conservatory as shown on the 1:1250 scale site location plan, the 1:500 scale block plan and the 1:100 scale proposed floor plan and elevations received on 26/04/11.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/0658
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 New Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2001)
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 July 2001Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3AJ: £500,000 (2025–2001).
Nearby sales in ME14 3AJ
Tanti, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ
Sold Mar 2025
£600,000Boarley Mount, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ
Sold Jan 2021
£870,0002 Monksfield Bungalow, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ
Sold Dec 2014
£500,0001 New Cottages, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ
Sold Mar 2003
£230,000Meadow View, Old Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AJ
Sold Dec 2001
£169,995
Versus other Old Chatham Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 2 New Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,480
Street avg £3,045
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
Crime
236/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Running Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Sandling Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME14 3AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.1dB
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