Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 East Court Cottages, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 East Court Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 East Court Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Detling, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3JX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 21.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 61.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £285,000.
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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
Jul 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 July 2027
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 East Court Cottages, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 East Court 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.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2018)
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 December 2018Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3JX: £328,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in ME14 3JX
Rose Cottage, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
Sold Jan 2021
£340,000Blossom Cottage, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
Sold Dec 2020
£336,600Henden House, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
Sold Feb 2013
£328,000Emmerton Lodge, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
Sold Jan 2013
£322,500Webbe Cottage, The Street, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3JX
Sold Dec 2012
£370,000
Versus other The Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 East Court Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,071
Street avg £2,589
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Years Held
8 years
Street avg 10 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
0.1 km
The Cock Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Leigh Academy Bearsted. 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 3JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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