Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About 4 Smarts Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Smarts Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
At 69 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 8 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(1 of 2)
Aug 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 August 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Aug 2022from Aug 2012
EPC improved fromE41toD62
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
AverageGood
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows
AverageGood
Window efficiency improved
Low Energy Lighting
55%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-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 4 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Smarts Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Smarts Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 4EA: £489,000 (2026–2019).
Nearby sales in ME14 4EA
2 The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Mar 2026
£329,7501 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Mar 2025
£489,000Betsworth, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Nov 2021
£515,0002 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Dec 2019
£400,0003 Smarts Cottages, The Green, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EA
Sold Oct 2015
£320,000
Versus other The Green homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
4 Smarts Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
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.
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 4EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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