Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Greens Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0LH). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Across 2011–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £275,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 April 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Fuel source changed
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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5 Greens Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
5 Greens Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 13 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 13 years.
15 March 2024Most recent
£275,000
+75.7%over 12 years2 June 2011
£156,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0LH: £295,000 (2024–2017).
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Sold Jun 2024
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Sold Feb 2019
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Sold Nov 2018
1 Greens Cottages, Gallants Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0LH
Sold Dec 2017
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Sold Oct 2017
On co₂ emissions, 5 Greens Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,508
Street avg £3,848
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Wilsons Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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