Buston Manor, Shingle Barn Lane, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0QR
About Buston Manor
Buston Manor is a detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0QR). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Buston Manor's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Buston Manor has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2026ConditionsIn report
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (Landscape Scheme) in relation to planning permission 25/504741/AGRIC.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/500426/SUB
- Mar 2026Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Use Class C2 (Residential Institution) to allow the property to operate as a residential care home for the elderly (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 46 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/505181/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Buston Manor
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
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Sales history & valuation
Buston Manor has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£450,000
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.
Everything we know about Buston Manor, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Shingle Barn Lane homes
Buston Manor outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB