Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Magpie Cottage, White Hill Road, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3HH
1 planning record
Estimated value
£482,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£433,500)+11%
- Against ME14 3HH's recent median (£620,000)-22%
Newest record on this page: December 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£482,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£433,500)+11%
- Against ME14 3HH's recent median (£620,000)-22%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2 Magpie Cottage is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 3HH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
86 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2021
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ME14 3HH
5 sales, median £620,000 (2017–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2021 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
3 December 2021Most recent
£433,500
+54.8%over 8 years29 August 2013
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3HH: £620,000 (2017–2015).
Nearby sales in ME14 3HH
Purple Hill Works, The Cart Lodge, White Hill Road, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3HH
Sold Oct 2017
£620,000Tahsis, White Hill Road, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3HH
Sold Nov 2016
£815,000Purple Hill Works, The Cart Barn, White Hill Road, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3HH
Sold Sept 2015
£495,000Magpie Bungalow, White Hill Road, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3HH
Sold Aug 2015
£750,000The Fold, White Hill Road, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3HH
Sold Jun 2014
£915,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 2 Magpie Cottage, White Hill Road, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3HH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 2 Magpie Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Magpie Cottage is a semi-detached house in Detling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3HH). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (286 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, a porch and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 is 11.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 77.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £433,500 in December 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.
2 Magpie Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jan 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 January 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Apr 2014from Jul 2013
Roof
Very PoorPoor
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
38%89%
More low energy lighting installed
Jan 2021from Apr 2014
EPC improved fromE45toF38
Main Fuel
Solid FuelDual
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot Water
AveragePoor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Magpie Cottage, White Hill Road, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 2 Magpie Cottage.
1 application on record at 2 Magpie Cottage, White Hill Road, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3HH
1decisions1extensions16documents3nearby
- Aug 2015PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of front porch, erection of first floor rear storey, extend conservatory, extension of rear of garage, part conversion of garage for domestic use and insertion of solar panels to flat roof.
ExtensionSolar Panels- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/505194/FULL
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Versus other White Hill Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 2 Magpie Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,041
Street avg £3,259
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 318 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 11 years
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
1.1 km
Deanwood Drive bottom — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
- Deanwood Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
- Parkwood Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
Nearest stops
- Deanwood Drive bottomBus stop1.1km
- Hawbeck RoadBus stop1.2km
- Coach Park and RideBus stop1.3km
- Primary SchoolBus stop1.4km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,398 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour624 reports17%
- Shoplifting374 reports10%
- Criminal Damage & Arson278 reports7%
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 3HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 2 Magpie Cottage is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME14 3HH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 2 Magpie Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 2 Magpie Cottage was lodged in January 2021 at band F and is valid until January 2031. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 2 Magpie Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 7 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME14 3HH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 2 Magpie Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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