Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
American Oast, Flat 3, Tutsham Farm, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0NE
1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Tenure
Private Rental
About American Oast
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
American Oast is an end-of-terrace house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0NE). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. At 84 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across American Oast (84–102 m²). The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on biomass.
One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2016. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 84 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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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.
American Oast's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
0.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 February 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Feb 2024from Nov 2013
Hot Water
AverageGood
Hot water efficiency improved
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against American Oast, Flat 3, Tutsham Farm, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at American Oast, Flat 3, Tutsham Farm, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0NE
1decisions65documents1nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveChange of use
- Mar 2016Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use of building from live/work use to a mixed business and residential use (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 65 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/504345/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
American Oast 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£258,000
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 2 sales in ME15 0NE: £390,000 (2000–1999).
Nearby sales in ME15 0NE
Versus other Tutsham Farm homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
American Oast outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.5 t/year
Street avg 0.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.8 km
The Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 0NE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB
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