Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Orchard Cottage, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
370 m²
3983 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Orchard Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0PR). It has a recorded floor area of 370 m² (around 3983 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on oil.
At 370 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
18.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 July 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jul 2025from Sept 2012
Hot Water
GoodAverage
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EDetached over 300m²Extended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Orchard Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at Orchard Cottage, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
3decisions2extensions51documents1nearby
- Apr 2015New BuildFullOutcome in report
Erection of a replacement two storey house and double garage with log store.
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/504778/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2021Decision
- ConservatoryJul 2015Decision
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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.
Orchard Cottage 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£1,262,000
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 5 sales in ME15 0PR: £735,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in ME15 0PR
Horseshoe Cottage, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
Sold Apr 2023
£735,000Old Pumphouse, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
Sold Oct 2020
£105,000Frith Farm House, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
Sold Mar 2020
£985,000Frith Barn, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
Sold Mar 2020
£850,0001 Culls Farm Cottages, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0PR
Sold Jun 2018
£410,000
Versus other Dean Street homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Orchard Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
370 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
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
0.4 km
The Horseshoes — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 14 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 0PR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
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