Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Waterworks Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3EB
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 Waterworks Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Waterworks Cottages is a semi-detached house in Boxley, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3EB). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since May 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 sits 189% above the 2002 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 49.8% below the postcode norm. At 98 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 3 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Jan 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 January 2035
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Waterworks Cottages, Pilgrims Way, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Waterworks Cottages 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.
2 Waterworks Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2002)
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 May 2002Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in ME14 3EB: £251,500 (2020–2002).
Versus other Pilgrims Way homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 2 Waterworks Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
236/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
The Kings Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Sandling Primary School. 5 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 3EB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
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80 dB
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