Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Fairview Cottages, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ
3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Fairview Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Fairview Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 is 13.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£514/sq ft) was about 47.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jan 2023
Current Certificate
Jan 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 January 2023
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Fairview Cottages, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Fairview Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
4 applications on record at 5 Fairview Cottages, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ
4decisions1extensions55documents1nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveConservation area
- Aug 2014Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
TREES IN CONSERVATION AREA - Confier - Fell. Two Sycamore - Fell
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/500985/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2020Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2017Decision
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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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2016)
£304,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2016Most recent
£304,000
+32.2%over 3 years25 June 2013
£230,000
+82.5%over 12 years24 August 2000
£126,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0EQ: £250,000 (2021–2010).
Nearby sales in ME15 0EQ
4 Fairview Cottages, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ
Sold Nov 2021
£297,0002 Fairview Cottages, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ
Sold Mar 2020
£250,0003 Fairview Cottages, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ
Sold Mar 2015
£222,000Southgate, High Banks, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0EQ
Sold Mar 2010
£461,000
Versus other High Banks 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 Fairview Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,527
Street avg £4,032
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Nursing Home — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Loose Primary School. 15 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 0EQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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