Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN
6 sales on record
Estimated value
£401,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£372,000)+8%
- Against ME15 0JN's recent median (£285,000)+41%
Newest record on this page: April 2026. 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
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£401,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£372,000)+8%
- Against ME15 0JN's recent median (£285,000)+41%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Adelaide Cottages is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0JN. 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
84 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2022
Sales of this home
6 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in ME15 0JN
5 sales, median £285,000 (2026–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
Price for 5 Adelaide Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Sales timeline
20 July 2022Most recent
£372,000
-2.1%26 April 2022
£380,000
+37.2%over 6 years22 October 2015
£277,000
+13.1%over 8 years23 August 2007
£245,000
+44.1%over 4 years29 August 2002
£170,000
+98.8%over 4 years10 September 1997
£85,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0JN: £285,000 (2026–2020).
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
£287,5002 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN
Sold Aug 2023
£285,0003 4 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN
Sold Jul 2022
£518,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- 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 5 Adelaide Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Adelaide Cottages is a semi-detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0JN). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £372,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 84 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 94.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Jan 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 January 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Adelaide Cottages, Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 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.
Versus other Lower Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Adelaide Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,429
Street avg £4,163
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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.
Nearest schools
- East Farleigh Primary SchoolPrimary628m
- Jubilee Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
- Barming Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
- West Borough Primary SchoolPrimary2.0km
Nearest stops
- Gallants LaneBus stop250m
- ChurchBus stop288m
- East Farleigh - Bull InnBus station310m
- East Farleigh Rail StationRailway station449m
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 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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-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 5 Adelaide Cottages is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in ME15 0JN. 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. 6 sales are recorded for 5 Adelaide Cottages. 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 5 Adelaide Cottages was lodged in January 2022 at band E and is valid until January 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Adelaide Cottages. 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 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME15 0JN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 5 Adelaide Cottages 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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