Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Bydews Farm Cottage, Top Flat, Farleigh Hill, Maidstone, ME15 0JB
EPC B
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Bydews Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bydews Farm Cottage is a detached house in Maidstone (ME15 0JB). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012-2021. The latest certificate (July 2025) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 104). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (185 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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.
Bydews Farm Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate
Jul 2025EPC Rating
A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
0.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 July 2035
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Level 3 Building Survey
21st centuryDetached HouseEPC BNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bydews Farm Cottage, Top Flat, Farleigh Hill, Maidstone, ME15 0JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Bydews Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Bydews Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0JB: £905,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in ME15 0JB
Bydews Farm Cottage, Farleigh Hill, Maidstone, ME15 0JB
Sold Sept 2024
£6,000Tithe Barn, Farleigh Hill, Maidstone, ME15 0JB
Sold Apr 2024
£995,000The Coach House, Farleigh Hill, Maidstone, ME15 0JB
Sold Dec 2023
£905,000Foxmoor Court, Farleigh Hill, Maidstone, ME15 0JB
Sold Oct 2023
£850,000Wagon Lodge Barn, Farleigh Hill, Maidstone, ME15 0JB
Sold Aug 2021
£935,000
Versus other Farleigh Hill homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for Bydews Farm Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 195 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.4 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Recycling Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School. 27 schools nearby.
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 0JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
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 4Common questions
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