Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Green Cottage, Vicarage Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HF
1 planning record
Estimated value
£457,000
- Since the 2014 sale (£275,000)+66%
- Against ME15 0HF's recent median (£109,500)+317%
Newest record on this page: July 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£457,000
- Against its 2014 sale (£275,000)+66%
- Against ME15 0HF's recent median (£109,500)+317%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Green Cottage is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0HF. 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
106 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2023
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in ME15 0HF
2 sales, median £109,500 (2003–1996)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2014 | 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.
Sales timeline
24 September 2014Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in ME15 0HF: £109,500 (2003–1996).
Nearby sales in ME15 0HF
What this page doesn't show
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- 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 1 Green Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Green Cottage is a semi-detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0HF). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 sits 66.2% above the 2014 sale of £275,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (September 2014).
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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
Jul 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 July 2033
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Green Cottage, Vicarage Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Green Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Green Cottage, Vicarage Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0HF
1decisions1extensions8documents1nearby
- Dec 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Creation of first floor rear extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/505813/FULL
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
414/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
East Farleigh - Bull Inn — bus station.
Closest school
0.5 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- East Farleigh Primary SchoolPrimary451m
- Jubilee Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
- Barming Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
- West Borough Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
Nearest stops
- East Farleigh - Bull InnBus station70m
- ChurchBus stop90m
- East Farleigh Rail StationRailway station335m
- East Farleigh Rail StationRailway station338m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,168 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,110 reports19%
- Criminal Damage & Arson597 reports10%
- Shoplifting444 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
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 0HF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB
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-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-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 1 Green Cottage is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0HF. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 1 Green 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 1 Green Cottage was lodged in July 2023 at band D and is valid until July 2033. 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 1 Green 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 13 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME15 0HF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Green Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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