Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Bailiffs Cottage, Shingle Barn Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QR
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
210 m²
2260 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Tenure
Private Rental
About Bailiffs Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bailiffs Cottage is a detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0QR). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, 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.
Bailiffs Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Oct 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 October 2026
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bailiffs Cottage, Shingle Barn Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at Bailiffs Cottage, Shingle Barn Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QR
1decisions1extensions13documents1nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Aug 2015PorchFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing conservatory. Orangery extension. Detached garage. New porch. external and internal alterations.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/504059/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.
Bailiffs 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£911,000
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.
Versus other Shingle Barn Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Bailiffs Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.9 km
Shingle Barn Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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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 0QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
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80 dB
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