Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Forstal Farm House, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0QE
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
10
From EPC
Floor area
347 m²
3735 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 32
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Forstal Farm House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Forstal Farm House is a semi-detached house in Loose, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0QE). It has a recorded floor area of 347 m² (around 3735 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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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.
Forstal Farm House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F32
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 February 2029
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Forstal Farm House, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0QE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Forstal Farm House, Well Street, Loose, Maidstone, ME15 0QE
1decisions19documents1nearby
- Dec 2022OutlineOutcome in report
Prior notification for the change of use of agricultural building to 1no. dwelling and associated operation development. For its prior approval to: - Transport and Highways impacts of the development - Noise impacts of the development - Contamination risks on the site - Flooding risks on the site - Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the use of the building to change from agricultural use to C3 (dwellinghouses) - Design and external appearance impacts on the building - Provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/504988/PNQCLA
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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.
Forstal Farm House 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£950,000
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.
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.6 km
Wilberforce Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Coxheath Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME15 0QE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB
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