Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Ragstone Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
EPC BSolar panels1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
About Ragstone Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ragstone Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EN). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2017) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 29.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £575,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
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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.
Current Certificate
May 2017EPC Rating
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 May 2027
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ragstone Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Ragstone Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
1decisions5documents1nearby
- Apr 2018ConditionsOutcome in report
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 12: Landscaping Scheme (original application ref: 14/0241).
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/500918/SUB
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Ragstone Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2022)
£575,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2022Most recent
£575,000
+43.8%over 4 years15 December 2017
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0EN: £480,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in ME15 0EN
Pipers Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
Sold Dec 2025
£480,000Stream Cottage, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EN
Sold Nov 2022
£565,000Beggars 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
Versus other Well Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Ragstone Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,637
Street avg £4,632
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 5 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
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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
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