Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Mill Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0NF). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2010. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 22.4% above the 2010 sale price.
3 Mill Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 August 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 Mill Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 3 Mill Cottages, Tutsham Farm, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0NF
An application for listed building consent to place a guttering down pipe between No's 3 & 4 with a shoe on the base to divert water, as shown on the site location plan and elevational drawing received on 22.10.04.
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3 Mill Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 6 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 6 years.
10 December 2010Most recent
£380,000
+38.7%over 6 years24 August 2004
£274,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0NF: £425,000 (2021–2013).
2 Mill Cottages, Tutsham Farm, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0NF
Sold Apr 2021
Mill Cottage, Tutsham Farm, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0NF
Sold Feb 2020
4 Mill Cottages, Tutsham Farm, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0NF
Sold Sept 2018
5 Mill Cottages, Tutsham Farm, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0NF
Sold Jul 2002
6 Mill Cottages, Tutsham Farm, West Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0NF
Sold Aug 1998
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £4,121
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.7 km
The Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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