Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Sandy Orchard is a four-bedroom detached house in Weavering, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 5JW). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold February 2021 for £525,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Nov 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 November 2023
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Sandy Orchard has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 19 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 19 years.
17 February 2021Most recent
£525,000
+54.4%over 6 years27 July 2014
£340,000
+15.3%over 8 years24 February 2006
£295,000
+20.9%over 3 years18 July 2002
£244,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 5JW: £490,000 (2024–2013).
South Moor, Grove Green Lane, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5JW
Sold Sept 2024
Burnlea, Grove Green Lane, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5JW
Sold Sept 2020
Grove Cottage, Grove Green Lane, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5JW
Sold Apr 2020
Three Acres, Grove Green Lane, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5JW
Sold Aug 2016
Glinton, Grove Green Lane, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5JW
Sold Jan 2013
Years Held for Sandy Orchard lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £4,321
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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