Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BD
Estimated value
£455,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£330,000)+38%
- Against ME15 0BD's recent median (£695,000)-35%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£455,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£330,000)+38%
- Against ME15 0BD's recent median (£695,000)-35%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Hillfield Cottage is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0BD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
127 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2018
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in ME15 0BD
5 sales, median £695,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
29 March 2021Most recent
£330,000
+89.7%over 20 years8 August 2000
£174,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0BD: £695,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in ME15 0BD
Springhead, Salts Lane, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BD
Sold Dec 2025
£770,000Old Mill House, Salts Lane, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BD
Sold Jul 2025
£1,000,000Stone Cottage, Salts Lane, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BD
Sold Jun 2025
£565,000Salts Place, Salts Lane, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BD
Sold Feb 2025
£550,000Dallas Cottage, Salts Lane, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BD
Sold Sept 2022
£695,000
What this page doesn't show
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Hillfield Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hillfield Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 37.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
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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.
Hillfield Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 February 2028
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hillfield Cottage, Salts Lane, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Hillfield Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Salts Lane homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Hillfield Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,598
Street avg £3,777
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
414/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Nursing Home — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Loose Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Loose Primary SchoolPrimary667m
- Cornwallis AcademySecondary859m
- Boughton Monchelsea Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
- Tiger Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
Nearest stops
- Nursing HomeBus stop244m
- Rosemount CloseBus stop295m
- Old Loose HillBus stop448m
- Old Loose HillBus stop542m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,168 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,110 reports19%
- Criminal Damage & Arson597 reports10%
- Shoplifting444 reports8%
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 ME15 0BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Hillfield Cottage is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0BD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Hillfield Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Hillfield Cottage was lodged in February 2018 at band D and is valid until February 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Hillfield Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 16 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME15 0BD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Hillfield Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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