Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lake View, Grange Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3DB
Property type
Detached
Floor area
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
About Lake View
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lake View is a detached house in Sandling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump.
At 60 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 6 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 15.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £260,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Lake View's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate
Sept 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 September 2030
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lake View, Grange Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lake View has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 March 2021Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3DB: £240,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME14 3DB
1 Farthings Cottages, Grange Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3DB
Sold Feb 2025
£205,0004 Farthings Cottages, Grange Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3DB
Sold Dec 2024
£240,0006 Farthings Cottages, Grange Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3DB
Sold Jun 2024
£200,0003 Farthings Cottages, Grange Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3DB
Sold Oct 2023
£250,0002 Farthings Cottages, Grange Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3DB
Sold Nov 2022
£260,000
Versus other Grange Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Lake View runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,333
Street avg £4,559
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 3 years
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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
0.5 km
The Running Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Sandling Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME14 3DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
54.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Lake View, Grange Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3DB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.