Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Malt House Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in East Farleigh, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0PS). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in November 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 sits 85.1% above the 2008 sale of £195,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
3 Malt House Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 July 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
3 Malt House 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.
3 Malt House Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 9 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 9 years.
12 November 2008Most recent
£195,000
+105.3%over 8 years27 April 2000
£95,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in ME15 0PS: £646,500 (2012–2008).
Habitable Rooms for 3 Malt House Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 km
Forge Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
East Farleigh Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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