Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Forge Cottage, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
3 sales on record3 planning records
Estimated value
£386,000
- Since the 2018 sale (£340,000)+14%
- Against ME15 0EG's recent median (£341,500)+13%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£386,000
- Against its 2018 sale (£340,000)+14%
- Against ME15 0EG's recent median (£341,500)+13%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Forge Cottage is modelled from its 89 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0EG. 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
89 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2016
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2018
Recent sales in ME15 0EG
5 sales, median £341,500 (2025–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | 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.
Forge Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
Sales timeline
14 December 2018Most recent
£340,000
+8.3%over 1 year11 June 2017
£314,000
+166.1%over 18 years26 February 1999
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0EG: £341,500 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in ME15 0EG
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Sold Jun 2025
£663,0001 Randalls Row, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Sept 2024
£341,5003 Randalls Row, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Sept 2016
£340,0002 Randalls Row, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Jul 2015
£270,000Willows, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
Sold Jul 2007
£395,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Forge Cottage, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- 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 Forge Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Forge Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 89 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 13.5% above the 2018 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £340,000.
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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
Forge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2026
Current Certificate
Jul 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 July 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Forge Cottage, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Forge Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at Forge Cottage, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EG
3decisions1extensions22documents1nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
- Jan 2013Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Conservation area notification: Loose conservation area notification of intention to reduce height of one Holly tree by 6ft and prune back sides to clear building roof, and to reduce height of one Tamarisk tree by 3ft, prune back to clear building roof and crown lift to give clearance over pavement
Conservation Area- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- TA/0169/12
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2021Decision
- TreesAug 2020Decision
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- All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
- The 22 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Versus other High Banks homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Forge Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,820
Street avg £4,086
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.3 km
Nursing Home — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Loose Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Loose Primary SchoolPrimary629m
- Cornwallis AcademySecondary1.2km
- Coxheath Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
- Tiger Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
Nearest stops
- Nursing HomeBus stop321m
- Rosemount CloseBus stop366m
- Old Loose HillBus stop383m
- Old Loose HillBus stop427m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,168 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,110 reports19%
- Criminal Damage & Arson597 reports10%
- Shoplifting444 reports8%
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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 0EG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (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 Forge Cottage is modelled from its 89 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0EG. 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. 3 sales are recorded for Forge 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 Forge Cottage was lodged in July 2016 at band E and expired in July 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Forge 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 15 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME15 0EG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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