Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Thatched Cottage, East Street, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0RB
Extendable
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Thatched Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Thatched Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hunton, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME15 0RB). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 67.3% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £535,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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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.
Thatched Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 March 2033
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Thatched Cottage, East Street, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0RB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Thatched Cottage has no planning applications on record.
1
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2023)
£535,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 November 2023Most recent
£535,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME15 0RB: £650,000 (2025–2006).
Nearby sales in ME15 0RB
1 Bull Oast, East Street, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0RB
Sold Oct 2025
£860,000Linstone, East Street, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0RB
Sold Nov 2024
£650,000Stonewall House, East Street, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0RB
Sold Jul 2022
£1,300,000Barnside, East Street, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0RB
Sold May 2006
£550,0002 Bull Oast, East Street, Hunton, Maidstone, ME15 0RB
Sold May 1996
£80,000
Versus other East Street homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Thatched Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 22 (F)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 11.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 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
George Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Hunton Church of England Primary School. 3 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 0RB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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