Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN
7 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 Adelaide Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Adelaide Cottages is a mid-terrace house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0JN). 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 (October 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 101.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £285,000 in August 2023.
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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
Oct 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 October 2026
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Adelaide Cottages 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.
2 Adelaide Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2023)
£285,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2023Most recent
£285,000
+9.6%over 3 years3 January 2020
£260,000
+108.0%over 3 years11 November 2016
£125,000
-2.3%over 2 years12 August 2014
£128,000
-7.6%over 11 years29 May 2003
£138,500
+57.4%over 3 years25 May 2000
£88,000
+60.0%over 3 years25 July 1996
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0JN: £372,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in ME15 0JN
6 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN
Sold Apr 2026
£270,0001 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN
Sold Jul 2024
£287,5005 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN
Sold Jul 2022
£372,0003 4 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN
Sold Jul 2022
£518,000
Versus other Lower Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Adelaide Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,182
Street avg £3,975
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
414/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Gallants Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 12 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 0JN 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
37.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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