Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Smarts Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£502/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £400,000 in December 2019.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 May 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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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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2 Smarts Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension and garden wall to rear
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2 Smarts Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 6 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 6 years.
9 December 2019Most recent
£400,000
15 December 2016
£400,000
+68.8%over 3 years2 October 2013
£237,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 4EA: £489,000 (2026–2015).
2 The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Mar 2026
1 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Mar 2025
Betsworth, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Nov 2021
3 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Oct 2015
5 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Jul 2000
EPC Rating for 2 Smarts Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,405
Street avg £3,932
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Crime
236/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bearsted Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Thurnham Church of England Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
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