Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Vale Road, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EP
Extendable3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Vale Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Vale Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EP). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in May 2003. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £535,000 sits 114% above the 2003 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 34.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2004. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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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.
5 Vale Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Sept 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 September 2030
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Vale Road, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 5 Vale Road, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EP
1decisions1extensions2documents1nearby
- Jul 2004Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion consisting of a rear dormer window, as shown on unnumbered site location plan and dwg nos M1527.04/01 and /02 received on 10.05.04.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/1009
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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.
5 Vale Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£535,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.6% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2003)
£250,000
Growth on file: 14.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
1 May 2003Most recent
£250,000
+26.9%over 1 year4 January 2002
£197,000
+64.2%over 4 years5 December 1997
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0EP: £240,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in ME15 0EP
4 Vale Road, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EP
Sold May 2022
£465,00013 Vale Road, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EP
Sold Mar 2010
£225,0009 Vale Road, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EP
Sold Jan 2010
£190,00012 Vale Road, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EP
Sold Aug 2007
£240,0001 Vale Road, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EP
Sold Apr 2006
£297,500
Versus other Vale Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 5 Vale Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,799
Street avg £2,980
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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
0.6 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 0EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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