Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Pipers Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
5 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£471,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£480,000)-2%
- Against ME15 0EN's recent median (£490,000)-4%
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
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£471,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£480,000)-2%
- Against ME15 0EN's recent median (£490,000)-4%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Pipers Cottage is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0EN. 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
71 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2021
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in ME15 0EN
5 sales, median £490,000 (2022–2017)
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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 | 1 application | 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.
Price for Pipers Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Sales timeline
18 December 2025Most recent
£480,000
+12.9%over 4 years14 September 2021
£425,000
+103.8%over 18 years13 December 2002
£208,500
+33.7%over 10 months12 February 2002
£156,000
+49.3%over 3 years11 June 1998
£104,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0EN: £490,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in ME15 0EN
Stream Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
Sold Nov 2022
£565,000Ragstone Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
Sold Nov 2022
£575,000Beggars Roost, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
Sold Mar 2021
£490,000Badgers Set, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
Sold May 2018
£445,000Squirrels Leap, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
Sold Oct 2017
£450,000
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1 potential issue has already been flagged for Pipers Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN. 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 Pipers Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Pipers Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 4-band jump.
A recent sale: £480,000 in December 2025. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£628/sq ft) was about 87.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
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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
Apr 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 April 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Pipers Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Pipers Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Pipers Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
1decisions1extensions4documents1nearby
- Apr 2005ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear conservatory as shown on drawing numbers P01 and P02 received on 04.03.05.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/0509
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Versus other Well Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Pipers Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,761
Street avg £4,207
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Years Held
1 years
Street avg 6 years
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
0.4 km
Rosemount Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Loose Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Loose Primary SchoolPrimary895m
- Cornwallis AcademySecondary1.1km
- Coxheath Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
- Tiger Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
Nearest stops
- Rosemount CloseBus stop418m
- Nursing HomeBus stop481m
- Old Loose HillBus stop641m
- Old Loose HillBus stop692m
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 0EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-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 Pipers Cottage is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0EN. 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. 5 sales are recorded for Pipers 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 Pipers Cottage was lodged in April 2021 at band E and is valid until April 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Pipers 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 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME15 0EN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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