16 Busbridge Road, Maidstone, ME15 0HY
About 16 Busbridge Road
16 Busbridge Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Maidstone (ME15 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £460,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2017PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey rear extension to both numbers 15 and 16, additional first floor side window to number 15 and front porch to number 16.
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/502799/FULL
- Jul 2016PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of part single storey rear extension with the insertion of light lantern, erection of part two storey rear extension and erection of front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/504708/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Busbridge Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 27 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2022Most recent
£460,000
+67.3%over 6 years18 March 2016
£275,000
+37.5%over 6 years1 June 2009
£200,000
-10.1%over 3 years18 August 2005
£222,500
+63.6%over 3 years2 November 2001
£136,000
+112.8%over 6 years30 March 1995
£63,900
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0HY: £385,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME15 0HY
Everything we know about 16 Busbridge Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Busbridge Road homes
Floor Area for 16 Busbridge Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,802
Street avg £3,368
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Old Loose Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Loose Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB