Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Eden Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bearsted, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 4EW). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since January 2003, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 sits 109.8% above the 2003 sale of £142,500. At 57 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 July 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof 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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Eden Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 8 years.
£142,500
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 8 years.
6 January 2003Most recent
£142,500
+71.7%over 3 years23 May 1999
£83,000
+20.3%over 2 years20 January 1997
£69,000
+8.7%over 1 year27 June 1995
£63,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 4EW: £350,000 (2025–2021).
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2 Holly Villas, The Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EW
Sold Dec 2022
4 The Old Corn Stores, The Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EW
Sold Nov 2022
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Sold Mar 2022
7 The Old Corn Stores, The Street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EW
Sold Jan 2021
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Crime
236/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Mallings Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Thurnham Church of England Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
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